Bummer

So, I just got a phone call from my best friend Olivia today. She's the one that joined the army and she is currently in Texas learning how to become a combat medic. Anyway, she called to tell me that her boyfriend had broken up with her the night before.

I feel so awful for her. I mean, there's nothing that we can do for her. She's in Texas, so it's not like we can go out for a night or she can come over and drown her sorrows with me with a bucket of cookie dough (they sell it in buckets...which is a necessity in a breakup!)

But, I guess the worst part is the backstory. See, Livy joined the Army in large part out of influence from her boyfriend. He was a Marine and I know that that fact had some influence on her. (That and the fact that it was a good fit for her life too). She left for training in the beginning of May of last year and he left in the middle of May (I believe) for Iraq. She essentially put her life on hold for him. She was waiting for him b/c she loved him. So, they stayed together the entire year they were apart.

He just got back from Iraq a few weeks ago, and I could tell there might be trouble. He didn't immediately want to go see her. He made excuses, basically, about not coming down immediately. But, they made up and she said things were well. Unfortunately, things were not well.

From what I gathered from the story, he broke up with her b/c he felt awkward when he went out with his single friends now. He didn't like the fact that she was in the Army anymore. Plus, lots of other reasons. Basically, it seemed like he didn't really want to wait for her anymore. Something that she had been doing all along.


All I want to do is be able to give her a hug. :(