6 comments
Hilary says
August 13, 2014
Yes!!! Although I have been there romantically…I still feel this way about my family. Well put Kara, well put. xH
Leland says
August 14, 2014
When my girlfriend and I entered in to a relationship, we knew what we were getting ourselves in to. She is a flight attendant as well(for Asiana). My significant other will be gone for 15 days or up to 35 days at a time and will only be home for 8-9 days. I am fortunate enough to be able to afford to travel to Seoul and have visited her just last week but our time apart still outweighs our time together.
While technology connects us both, the feeling of missing her never seems to pass. I send her messages all the time and she responds as soon as she wakes up, or when she finds public wi-fi access and when she arrives her hotel room. We manage the time zones and If there’s a strong enough internet connection we do Skype. Being apart from each other is never easy, tears are always shed when we need to part ways again and when the “I miss you so much, it hurts” feeling becomes too overbearing. But through it all our relationship continues to flourish, we both continue to countdown the days until we’re together. I guess I’m just rambling now, perhaps posting this comment is merely a way to deal effectively with something so difficult.
Sergiu Andreca
says
August 14, 2014
Leland- this gave me chills. Thank you so much for writing. Your comment helped me, and touched my heart. That it’s not just me and my frustrations, or that I have failed. That it is just a hard situation to be in. I wish you and your love strength, and courage. All the best to you.
Rob says
October 19, 2014
Kara…
Alisa Ali says
October 24, 2014
Maybe I can get an advise from someone on this page. I have been dreaming about becoming a flight attendant since I was little. Life had given me other options and I never really tried to start over, but i do now. I think i’d be much happier if I pursue my dream after all…..I hope it is not too late to start over, I am almost 28…Problem is, even though I hate to call it a problem, I am married and I love my husband, he seems to dislike this idea, and I can’t move anywhere from Phoenix due to this. I assume it would be really hard to find a position with out giving an airline an option to relocate me…..I just hope, I hope for a miracle…I fell like if I don’t go for it, I will regret it , regret that I never followed my dream, never followed the skies. Is it worth at least trying , and comfort myself that I tried and maybe I’ll get lucky one day. I am willing to quit my job in dentistry just to fulfill my long time dream…..
Tabatha Casselman says
January 30, 2015
“’God Damn it, iPhone! Tell me something I don’t know.’ I know how disconnected, and hopeless, and pointless this all feels.”
I loved and hated this post so much. It’s so real and very well articulated. It’s real and raw and so very true. I’m not in this profession (yet) but I’ve tried the long distance thing… and it can be hell. This was very beautifully and heart wrenchingly written. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this truthful moment with us.
-Tabatha