hey everyone, just wanted to ask if anyone had any experience of this and had anything that helps? i’m sorry if this seems silly to anyone or it seems like i’m over reacting but i promise this is a big thing for me aha. basically my boyfriend has just left to go on a two week holiday, well technically two holidays. one week is with his family, and the next week is with his football team with hours in between each holiday so no time to stop and see me. usually me and him see each other either everyday or every other day, we are very used to each others company, but this is the longest we have been apart and i feel like i’m going to really struggle. when we were saying goodbye i seemed to get very upset and i hope this doesn’t last throughout the next two weeks. so i was hoping anyone had any tips to help stop me getting upset and thinking about missing him and wanting to see him all the time he’s away? thank you!! xxx

Try to use this time to reconnect with friends and family. Make dinner plans and spend some nights out to focus on yourself! You should have a life outside your boyfriend, and this may be just the time you need to revisit some old hobbies or catch up with other people. It’s important to do that even when he’s home!

There’s no need to be upset, he is coming back. Consider these two weeks as an opportunity to be with friends and family you probably haven’t hanged out with a lot since you’ve been with your boyfriend so much. Some time apart is also good for the relationship, you learn to appreciate each other more. You’re going to get through it, no worries :)

Sounds like this is a great opportunity to get to spend some quality time with family and friends, and some quality time alone. Enjoy!

@malmoxd yes i’m definitely going to focus on the positives of the time away, more than the negatives aha! and yes thank you, going to try my best :)

@bluerose9 thank you!! going to try my best to enjoy it :)

@Moonbunny yes that sounds like a very good idea, i’m going to try and keep myself occupied as much as possible!

This is a great opportunity to actually strengthen your relationship. It is really healthy to learn how to cope with being apart - it's not healthy to be that heavily dependent upon one another. Like others have said, work on keeping yourself occupied whilst he's away.

@cxlxb14 girl don’t worry my boyfriend was away for 2 weeks. I missed him but I didn’t stress because I knew he was safe. Also go out with friends or hang with your families. Have a me time to chill and watch movies

@Tia_xoxo yes i will try my best to, i’m glad the 2 weeks were okay for you! did it get any easier across the few days?

@cxlxb14 it’s okay honestly I know how you feel! We was texting and one time we video called. But since we didn’t see each other for weeks we argued over silly stuff cos we were both frustrated. Later on we spoke about it. Honestly don’t stress yourself xx