"We have so much in common"

Navy wife. That's what I'm supposed to be now. People tell me 'oh if you need anything let me know. I know how it is to be a Navy wife'. What if I'm not a Navy Wife? What if we aren't a military family, but just a family instead? I miss my Husband when he's gone, and lately that's been a lot, but is my life really any different than anyone else's? Am I so unique that I have to have some sort of special title to be married to my Husband? I don't think so. I'm no braver than any other wife.

Going into any marriage is always a leap of faith. Every woman and man has to trust on their wedding day that they are strong enough to be married. Every marriage has it's struggles. Yes, one of mine is that my husband is out to sea often. Many woman have the same problem. Many men have wives who are out to sea often. That doesn't mean that they understand what it's like to live my life. They understand a small portion, but my marriage is not their's. We all have unique struggles that make us who we are and make our relationship what it is. One, and only one of those is the fact that my husband is in the Navy. That one thing in common does not make me you. My husband is in the Navy. I am not a Navy wife. I'm my own unique version of a wife. One that will never exist again, one that has never existed before. I am my husband's wife.