I (20F) am about to be gone for 6 months from my partner (24M). Need advice
For context I (20F) will be gone for work related reasons. Fortunately my partner (24M) is in the same industry and understands the job and what it requires, so there’s zero animosity with why I’m going and what I’ll be doing. He has been out for 6 months previously, this year is my turn to do that stint. It’s the longest I’ll ever have to do in this career.
Basically during these six to eight months I will not be able to see family, my partner, friends, or anything of the sort. I will have cell service and wifi sometimes, but it can be iffy. For context of our relationship, I actually started officially dating him while he was on a 4 month stint, so we have some experience doing long distance. I had known him a little bit before we started dating and we were always very interested in each other, and have been dating for just over a year now. But this time I’m about to be gone for feels so different than the long distance at the start of our relationship, because I’ve been able to spend months practically living with him, and being around him. Whereas when our relationship started, it was a very emotional connection, as we couldn’t see each-other for a few months.
We are both very independent people and value our own social lives and boundaries, which makes this relationship so amazing. He is not overbearing, he’s very good at communicating, and there’s been no fight that has ended without an actual GREAT conversation. No trust issues, nothing (sorry… just tired of hearing the ‘break up’ advice because nuh-uh). So when it comes to this I’m not really worried about him, I just need some advice for people with experience in sudden long distance? What do you do to keep the relationship going - especially if it was previously established? What are some things you do to make sure the other is cared for? Is there anything I can do on the days that I don’t have wifi or cell service to talk to him? I’m leaving in 2 weeks so I have time to prepare stuff!
Also for reference I am confident in our relationship, I’m just trying to find ways to reduce any of my anxieties and make sure he feels cared about during the next little bit… It’s probable that I could even miss Christmas and a lot of holidays in between. So any advice would be greatly appreciated!!