Teach you have a problem and I would appreciate if you kept your insecurities to yourself.
james
My husband leaving for 6 months
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#22
I am very grateful for all the advices and support I have.
I am happy to know that my husband will be hiking the trail with good people like you guys. I will not do the hike with him THIS TIME, but the next time he better planes it with me. I will support him 101% because I love him and I trust in him. I will meet him in towns, do some hikes with him and with all the new friends that I have I belive everything will be Ok!
THANK YOU ALL
vic
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#23
Vic:Sounds like you’ve got some good stuff going on there girl! If going out for 6 mo.@ a stretch isn’t your thing, then don’t go…just meet him as often as possible for a few wkend/ week long rendevous, & hike as often as you can & still be comfortable. Get into his world as much as possible. And he need to remember to do the same! I like the post above; that mentioned trying to start out with him so that you’ve in on the start of the hike together; vs joining in for your 1st stint when he’s already “seasoned” in his thru hike. Makes all kinds of sense to me. Even if you hike together only a week you’ll have had the very important beginning chapter of this adventure together; just like you will also be starting your marriage together.
leah
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#24
Hi Vic – you can email me if you want. I put a similar thread out there quite similar to this one. I am planning on a large thru hike trip, and my husband will be staying back. I’m getting him involved as much as I can – keeping up my journal and things like that. But he’s just not a hiker, and I am.
If you wanna chat, let me know.
Bobbigirl
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#25
Chances are he will miss you and cut his hike short. Not that many people hike for the whole six months. The drop out rate is very high and for a newlywed I got to think it is a lot higher.
180
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#28
180 what a way to encourage some to fullfill thier dream possibly she wants him to finish and accompish his dream for she also will be part of it. Vic you need to encourage him when he is down and out on the trail ,it will be most exuasting physical and mental thing he will ever endure in his life in the woods. You tell him to go for it and you will be thier for him. I know myself it was the greatest accomplishment in my life and to have my wife encourage me on the long long days tired wet wet wet wet cold days to say honey you can do it tomorrow will be better I love you
read some books get involved you will miss him yes but you to will be growing with him in a very very good way.
james
