ABC...without the C

So, in the Marine Corps, there is this lovely little task that is put upon the Marine's S.O. (girlfriend/fiancee/wife)...that is the oh-so-fun job of befriending other Marine SOs. In my 20-ish months experience of being a Marine girlfriend I have had many different experiences...

A) The amazing women that you are immediately friends with from the moment you meet. You get along fabulously, agree on basically everything and understand where each other is coming from. These are the women that you CLING to...because they are the ones that keep you sane from the other ones...

B) The "I'm not sure if they are going to even be seeing her again"s. These are the women that you meet, get along with fine (because you kind of have to) and there's enough of a similar interest (Marines) that you can get along for the few hours that you need to (in my experience, this has been the night of the USMC Ball).

Most of the time, the "B" women are never seen again because they do not last until...in my case...the next ball, or possibly the next event that involves SOs. Who's to say why they are not around anymore...sometimes things just don't work out. That's fine, great, and dandy...most of the time.

But sometimes these women that you're thrown into a situation with that you MUST befriend, ends up being really cool and you still want to be their friend (even after the darn break-up with their Marine). I have personally gone through this one...well, all of these lovely situations I have described actually. But this one irks me the most.

I don't have a problem being nice and befriending someone, but it's oh-so-frustrating when you do become true friends and things go south with their Marine. In my situation, our Marines are basically best friends so it was fun all 4 of us hanging out. But, after the break-up, I honestly feel torn between my friend and my Marine's friend. Is there a rule saying I have to "break-up" with my friend when they break-up?


I think not.


So, to make this crazy puzzle/story-thingy I have created complete, I am still friends with my ex-Marine girlfriend. And she is one of the sweetest, most supportive people I know. It is kind of hard to find a true friend in this crazy Marine world I am living in...especially since there are a lot of "B"s out there that you don't get the chance to know (which, I guess in the long run is a good thing). And I love my "A" because she makes this deployment soooo much easier...not to mention, a lot more comical then I ever thought possible! :)