W31, OM20, part II

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Today, W came up to me at put her arms around me and held me tight for a while, saying she really wanted us to be friends. It lasted a while and then I ended it. That's the first physical contact between us in over a month.

She then wanted to talk more about all the problems she's having at work, and of course I listened and validated. The upshot is that she's not getting any leads and is broke and says she won't be able to pay her bills for next month if the tax refund check doesn't come soon.

The big news, though, (and perhaps the explanation for the big hug at the beginning of the visit) is that she says OM has enlisted in the Army. If this is true and he actually goes through with an enlistment, this will almost certainly end their A. There are no army installations anywhere near us, and I don't believe that W would move away from her D4 and her extended family (or if she did, it wouldn't last). OM would initially go into Basic Training for 9 weeks, and I don't think the A would survive that because much of it is without much in the way of phone privileges -- I know because I almost joined the Guard last year. And, of course, the Army would try to teach him something about honor.

All of that is why I'm skeptical that OM will go through with it, but maybe he's ready to end the A and this is his way out -- who knows?