My partner and I have been together now since we were both 18. We lived in New Orleans and then the US west cost for a number of years before finally settling down in Florida. Most of our time in florida has been spent within walking distance (sometimes a longish walk, sometimes not so long) of her family.They're as much my brothers and sisters and parents as hers now. Amazingly, as the months draw to a close our time on land, I find myself feeling ever more saddend by the eventual distance between us and them. We've been a minute away for so long. I will certainly miss my own parents and sister, but I've not lived near any of them for such a long time now that the physical distance between us and the temporal distance between visits is accepted reality. I know that I'll see my parents and sister a few times and year, enjoy the time immensely and treasure the memories until the next time I see them. I'm used to a telephone relationship with them already - a HAM relationship won't be too difficult to adjust to. But, the sudden disconnect from my partner's family will not, I believe, prove to be so easy. It's raining this morning. I would have liked to take the memory of a finaly family golf game to sea with me.
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