Hi , I’m hoping for some advice from people who understand military relationships. I was recently in a relationship that ended while my ex is away on a long exercise/training period.
He’s told me that being away has caused him to emotionally shut down and that he doesn’t feel very emotionally present or invested in the relationship anymore because of the distance and situation.
I understand why this can happen, but I’m finding it really hard emotionally because I still care about him very deeply and didn’t expect things to end like this when everything felt so good before he left.
Has anyone experienced something similar, and how did you cope or make sense of it afterwards? And did anyone manage to move forward or have things work out again later on?