We all need to decompress and unwind after a long day. But what happens when a pastime infringes on home life and becomes problematic? We asked AW101 readers if their spouses gamed and how they felt about it. Some were simply accepting of it, and others not only gamed with their spouses but also bragged […] Read more…
What We Miss When You’re Away
For military couples, time apart is a given. Absence can make the heart grow fonder, and we wanted to know what our Army Wife 101 readers miss most when their spouse is gone. Here are some of our favorite responses. “The smell of his cologne, his arms wrapped around me, hearing his boots as he […] Read more…
Diary of a Deployment 4: Feeding My Soul
My name is Jackie and I am an Army wife. My husband has served for five years and has been fortunate enough (in my eyes, not so much his), to be assigned to non-deploying units. Everything changed the day he informed me that he had to deploy. I invite you to join us as I […] Read more…
How He Convinced Me He Should Join the Military
My husband wasn’t a soldier when I met him, far from it actually. When we first locked eyes, he was a 19-year-old with more hair than the military would ever allow, singing karaoke at a college party. Three years after that meeting, we were married. He was finalizing his degree in political science while I […] Read more…
Handling An Awkward Night Together
I knew we couldn’t be the only military couple to experience it. You know, that last night before he leaves or the first night reunited, when you want everything to go smoothly but it often doesn’t. Between stress, emotions, and expectations, I was too unhappy to enjoy our last big overnight date before deployment. What […] Read more…
The Milspouse Guide to Sexting
Military couples aren’t always under the same roof, in the same time zone or on the same continent. It is almost guaranteed that at some point, you and your significant other will endure a period of separation thanks to moving, training or deployment. Now, let’s be candid. Your conversation with your favorite service member isn’t […] Read more…