There are many stories about Soldiers and their wives/girlfriends/whores/whatevers, mine...well lets just say I am immersed from the outside with a culture I never wanted to be a part of. EVER. My best friend is my cousin. He is a soldier in the Army based out West. My other best friend is an amazing woman based in New England at College. To say that long distance relationships don't work is a stupid thing that only people who haven't tried or those to lazy/needy to deal with the distance. The first entry is the beginning of a whirlwind love story of a 19 year old girl and her same aged Army soul mate.....
Daniel* went off to the Army in 2006 where he met Private Anderson*. They quickly became good friends connecting on things like video games, mudding, jeeps, and of course being horny and in need of companionship with someone outside who can release them from the routine of military life. Someone to keep them grounded. My cousin Daniel graduated high school with me and my greatest girlfriend, Mandy. Apparently he decided his new friend Anderson would get along so well with my girl, Mandy...so he talked each one up to the other and eventually got their numbers exchanged. The first night Anderson called the two talked for hours effortlessly, having never seen each other and only knowing the others voice they knew this was not going to be just a phone call. This was going to change their lives. Better for worse is your own call on that one. This phone call was followed by many more and just a couple of short months later, Mandy was flying West to meet the man she was falling for. Everything she had hoped for, he was tall, dark, and handsome. They got along as if it wasn't the first time meeting, like this was as natural as being your bestfriend from grade school. She was smitten by his smooth, velvety rugged voice, and his penetrating chocolate brown eyes that seemed to see her for who she was and expecting nothing more from her.
The appeal of a relationship with someone far away is that each is free from the expectations that those back home who have been with them forever have made. Its as if you can finally be who you are with no restraints. No fears of rejection...you lived with out this person before and you can do it again mentality that quickly fails when you lay eyes on "the voice". I too, fell victim to a voice that was introduced to me one year after Mandy and Anderson "met" over the phone. My cousin recognized my own failing relationships here in New England and had yet another friend he deemed perfect for me. Needless to say he didn't strike fairytale gold on that one. A southerner with much discontent for the North. Myself being of the North and damn proud, not to mention my having moved on from the South's disappointing loss in the civil war didn't take to this guy at all. But then, Daniel had a genius idea and gave me the link to a profile of another guy he knew though not as well who I might like. After looking at his non-private profile I knew I would be in trouble quick with this Snowboarding, fishing, hunting, Computer-nerd turned gear head from North Dakota. My Cousin set it all up and one night I got a phone call, long after I had gone to bed (there is a 2 hour time difference between New England and the base). I was hardly awake when I answered and heard a strange voice that I was quick to yell at for waking me and hung up. It rang again and all I heard was a pleading sorry and don't hang up speech from this amazing, deep, almost quiet but completely sexy voice, I couldn't speak for a moment and finally asked who did he think he was to call so late when I had to be up in a few hours for work...He was Jason. The Profile. I woke right up and he shyly began telling me he didn't think he should call but my cousin was standing over him and dialed the number before shoving the phone to his ear.
I was so intrigued by his shy demeanor, I had only dated cocky assholes who would sooner knock me over before apologizing for anything. I listened and asked him questions about life out there and the mutual "friend" or rather the first guy Daniel had me talk to and my cousin himself. Seems he has changed a lot out there. Before I knew it the alarm on my cell phone was beeping and I had to head to work...I was still contentedly on the phone with Jason 5 hours later. I reluctantly got off the phone and headed to work where I received my text to have a great day and hope we talk again....
next blog coming tomorrow.
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