My fiance has 11 more years to go before he gets out. I have been sitting here thinking if we will make it that long. We have been together 7 years this July. I guess you can say I am scared that we wont make it that long, or even longer. I have a friend who waited for her boyfriend/now husband for 8 years, he got out acted a fool, and now they are getting a divorce. I know that my man is no where near like my friend's x but I have been wondering latley what will happen with us. Thanks for listening!

If its God's will for yall to be together yall will, no matter how many years yall have left to go. Noone knows what God has in store for ya'll, who knows something my change and he may get out sooner, so keep the faith and continue to let yalls love grow, and always pray and let God be the head of your life.

Blessings

Hey you can make it. I have been with my man for 10 years i make it day by day. Start to look at it day by day becasue if you look at it like 11 years yes it is a long time. My man gave me the best advise every day that goes by is a day closer to me and that seem to help and who knows maybe he will get out sooner. I'm not afraid we will not make it because you take that chance with everyman you met life if life sometimes you just got to take a chance and go with your heart and pray.
Good luck

Hell yes, I think we will make it. We are dedicated to making this work and it feels that our dedication grows stronger every day. We are reading relationship books together and learning about long-distance relationships and it is helping tremendously. Granted, none of us really knows what the future holds, but if I didn't think we'd make it, I'd have been out the door a long time ago.

I'm bound and determined to make this work. Travis is the one I need, want, cherish and love. I can't even begin to imagine life without him in it.

I have been with my guy for 14 years he's been on the inside.
Early on I use to on occasion wonder if I was going to make it.

Then I had to stop thinking about how looong it was going to be and just deal with the now. Now I sometimes look back and also wonder "I waited that long".
We are not married and have no kids so it would have been easy to walk away.

But the fact is I have always known he and I will be together from when we first dated in college. There really is not alternative. I could not love anybody else more than I love Aron. And I do not want to.

Take it one day at a time.

I truely believe in my heart that my boyfriend and I will make it. Our communication is strong, our love is true, and we both compromise when necessary. If I didnt feel we would be together in the long run, i wouldnt be waiting for him. That would just be a waste of time. Hes been my best friend and boyfriend, and even when we fight, we talk. Prayer, and love conquor all. So yes, i do think we'll make it.

I think that crosses everyone's mind...especially since sometimes the sentence is so long. In the beginning I felt like I wasn't going to make it....then his parole was denied. So that was another setback....but that only made me more determined to keep us together. I wanted to show him that regardless of what time we face...I am not going anywhere! Somedays are hard....but you keep pushing and growing what you have together. My man has done 10...half of his sentence. We are hoping for parole in 2005...but if not we just hang on to each other until he can finally come home. Regardless of it's on parole or after he has done the whole 20 year sentence.
Nothing can stop true love....you can't even stop it. You can try to but your heart will not let go. God will keep ypu together if it's meant to be.

I pray that its in God's plan for us to be able to make it thru this storm and prevail as a couple...in my heart there is no other way..

I agree with all of you! At first I was looking at 11 years like :hmm: that's a long time. But as the days go by I say to myself. Hubbie is on his way home. We love each other a lot, we pray and let God have his way. That way, we can't go wrong. :D

Well states, Willsgirl- whatever God's will is, is what I want for Dee and I. It is the desire of my heart to be with him and I believe that we will make it and look back on this as a mere hurdle that we had to jump. Stay strong- have faith.

I agree with all the rest of the replies. If it is true love and you both put God first your love will stand the test of time. I used to think about how long it would be until my baby would be home with me and it would drive me crazy. Raymond told me he does'nt think about his time left he just puts his trust in the Lord and has faith and hope that he will be out sooner than we know it. But one thing is for sure , I can not imagine my life without him in it and he feels the same way.I just follow my heart as to what to do. Our wedding day is just around the corner. Yes you will make it! :)