Comments for The Not Wife Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk The highs, lows and crazy brain ramblings of an unmarried military spouse Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:20:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.10 Comment on Weekending! by Children and Marriage - Does it become a necessity? - The Not Wife Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/weekending/#comment-465 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:20:37 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=288#comment-465 […] would come with an overseas posting. We’d have to be married to live overseas…or go unaccompanied again. And in that instance, we’d be marrying as a formality. And is that the right thing to […]

]]> Comment on Weekending! by Unmarried Military Spouse - The Not Wife Life - Army Wife https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/weekending/#comment-464 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 22:23:07 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=288#comment-464 […] would fit this category and could apply if the situation arose, which is good to know. We did the unaccompanied/weekending piece for three months, and I’m not sure I could do it long-term! Hats off to those of you […]

]]> Comment on The Crazy World of Deployment! by Unmarried Military Spouse - The Not Wife Life - Army Wife https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/deploymentlife/#comment-463 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:45:35 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=653#comment-463 […] to a house new on the market and he asked me to view it. You’ll find that story here – The Crazy World of Deployment – but long story short…we now live in that […]

]]> Comment on Pregnancy: When growing a human actually sucks! by Unexpectedly Expecting - The Not Wife Life - Rainbow Baby https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/pregnancy/#comment-458 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:39:16 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=839#comment-458 […] Up until that point I’d had an awful time – I was so unwell I hated being pregnant! (that’s a post for another day!) The sickness and headaches lasted up until around 18 weeks which made me feel so rotten! I […]

]]> Comment on The Crazy World of Deployment! by Adulting! The Crazy World of Adulting! - The Not Wife Life - Adult Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/deploymentlife/#comment-457 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:18:30 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=653#comment-457 […] We’d looked at so many properties online and nothing was grabbing us, although we weren’t in a rush, we were craving our own space. I’d moved back with my parents to save some money and when not away, he was living on base. Whilst in Canada, Mr S sent me a link for a house and asked me to check it out. Long story short, we now live in it! (See deployment post for the full story) […]

]]> Comment on Loss vs Life by Children and Marriage - Does it become a necessity? - The Not Wife Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/loss/#comment-456 Sun, 28 Feb 2021 23:10:52 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=72#comment-456 […] 34 years but it was sadly forced by the ill health of my dad who passed away just six months later (read more about that here). For them, they reached that point wondering why they hadn’t done it […]

]]> Comment on Pregnancy: When growing a human actually sucks! by Military Spouse -So Who Am I? - The Unmarried Military Spouse - Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/pregnancy/#comment-455 Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:22:00 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=839#comment-455 […] and really challenge myself fitness wise, but then a baby came along and all that had to stop (more about that here). Leaving your comfort zone now and then is great soul food and I can’t wait to get back to […]

]]> Comment on Pregnant in a Pandemic by Military Spouse -So Who Am I? - The Unmarried Military Spouse - Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/pandemic/#comment-454 Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:20:55 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=1007#comment-454 […] recently had a baby boy in a global pandemic (read about that here) and he is amazing, albeit exhausting! He has two older sisters from my not-husband and thankfully […]

]]> Comment on Why is it women take their husband’s name after marriage? by Children and Marriage - Does it become a necessity? - The Not Wife Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/name/#comment-453 Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:14:24 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=111#comment-453 […] if it suits you, do it. I grew up with unmarried parents which gave me my double-barreled surname (read more about names and marriage here). My parents did eventually marry after 34 years but it was sadly forced by the ill health of my […]

]]> Comment on So Who Am I? – The Unmarried Military Spouse by Children and Marriage - Does it become a necessity? - The Not Wife Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/militaryspouse-2/#comment-452 Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:13:53 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=29#comment-452 […] talked before about being an unmarried military spouse but here’s a quick recap (or read the full intro here) We’ve been together for over 5 years, I am step-parent to his teen girls (13 & 15) and […]

]]> Comment on Pregnant in a Pandemic by TheNotWife https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/pandemic/#comment-451 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:15:15 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=1007#comment-451 In reply to JoElle C.

Thank you so much. I will get writing it. It’s a bit of a crazy story! Thanks for reading 🙂

]]> Comment on Pregnant in a Pandemic by JoElle C https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/pandemic/#comment-450 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:22:54 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=1007#comment-450 anyway you sound like a very strong woman! Hope you’re enjoying being a mom!]]> Woah I love this! I would love to read about the birthing. I’m a teenager but somehow this story really interested me🤣 anyway you sound like a very strong woman! Hope you’re enjoying being a mom!

]]> Comment on Loss vs Life by Military Spouse -So Who Am I? - The Unmarried Military Spouse - Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/loss/#comment-449 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:27:09 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=72#comment-449 […] Click like and follow our progressShare0 Shares CouplesDivorceLifeLong distanceMarriageMental healthMilitaryMilitary lifeMilitary spouseRelationshipsSpouseUnmarried […]

]]> Comment on Why is it women take their husband’s name after marriage? by Military Spouse -So Who Am I? - The Unmarried Military Spouse - Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/name/#comment-447 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:39:20 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=111#comment-447 […] many are due to the demands of forces life. But I’ve been asked, “So, what’s your surname?” and that doesn’t work when you don’t have his name. What they’re actually […]

]]> Comment on Loss vs Life by Weekending - The Not Wife Life - Military Separation - Weekend Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/loss/#comment-446 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:28:58 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=72#comment-446 […] sure there are single mums who cope with more than I do. There are people like my mum, grieving the loss of her husband who will never return. But that doesn’t mean I can’t flow with the ups and […]

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