True Friends

The qualities that define a true friend are often difficult to define. We, as human beings, all value different qualities so each person you ask will probably give you different answers. However, one can expect that the most often heard qualities will consist of honesty, trustworthiness and fun. As the spouse of a Marine, I have to move around a lot. It seems that every time I get adjusted to a new duty station and have gotten what I consider to be good friends, we have to up and move and start over. This duty station is not bad and I have been lucky to find people that I am already on track of becoming good friends with. But there are days when I wonder just how good of friends you can really become with some people when you both you know your days are numbered. These new groups I have gotten to know are amazing and they have all welcomed me into their lives and I have tried to do the same. But there are still times when it's obvious that I indeed still am the outsider looking in at the relationships they have already formed. So is the life of a person who constantly knows that they probably won't be in the same place for long, and lasting, comfortable relationships are hard to come by. I think that it is easy to get into the groove of hanging out with the people your Marine works with, because that is who they are closest with. I myself am doing that. But there often is an occasion when you find someone that is not in the same squadron or command as your husband and it is easy to feel like the outsider looking in. So, thank you to all who have welcomed another spouse into your life. I know I thank those that have been doing it for me.