It is very hard though, being lonely, vulnerable w/o H here, etc It can be like that "at times" living "with" a spouse who doesn't see "eye to eye" with you. At least BB and I do have some good times.
Last night I was commenting to BB about all the SO's away for a long time and it not feeling right to me but that is what has to happen to keep the country going.
There is a restored WWII plane in town and I remember hearing stories some guys didn't get to go home for several years. Many people sacrificed so many things.
My neighbor survived the Bataan Death March http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_March and my brother was on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific during WWII. Those men were away from 3 to 6 years.
Then we have folks like the 800~ pound man that complained the food was bad in an obesity treatment facility, where he gained weight.