| I've been reading on this board, off and on, for about two years now. Reading about the mistakes and successes of others has been extremely eye-opening and has definitely affected the way I approached both my own marriage and personal growth, for the better. My wife and I have been married for almost 15 years, together for 17. For the most part, our marriage is great. We have rough spots and disagreements but IMO, our relationship grows and gets better every year. I have one stepson, who is an adult and is on his own, so we have no kids at home. Right now, we are geographically separated due to my employment, have been for two years already, and will be for one more year until I retire from military service. We go back and forth a bit between locations as much as possible. When we are together, the sex is good and we have constant non-sexual affection (cuddling, kissing, hand-holding). Fights are rare. So the point of this diatribe: what are some things I can do from a distance to keep building our relationship? We text constantly, including flirty texts & pics, and talk almost every day. I try to send her little gifts and cards now and again (one of her Love Languages), and I know she appreciates them. I could be better/more consistent about doing this. I worry about us drifting apart. She's not a big talker about relationship issues, so I kinda wonder what she is thinking at times. She says she's in it with me for the long haul ... but I know distance and time can chew up a relationship. She's also dealing with some massive long-term renovation at the house (basically, it's been gutted - long story), which is stressing us both. So collective TAM wise-people, what else can I be doing here? | |||
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