125.Building a Life together & Open Communication

In this week's podcast episode, I speak with Navy spouse Rae about future plans with her Defence member, Open Communication and deciding whether Defence life will be a long-term plan.

Rae and I also talk about;

• Meeting each other through an online dating app
• Finding out three weeks in that he was planning on joining the Navy
• Being naive to what becoming a defence couple would mean
• Her partners 2.5 year wait to be accepted into the Navy
• The shift from being a civilian couple to a defence couple
• The impact of COVID, separation due to training and uncertainty
• Being solo and using it as a chance to focus on herself
• Coming back together after training and moving in together
• The importance of communicating with each other
• Figuring out whether defence life is a long-term plan
• The sacrifices and compromises both were willing to make
• Planning a wedding and thinking about starting a family
• Coping with anxiety and the uncertainty of defence life
• The first experience with DHA and how draining the process was
• Feeling supported by other defence partners and online communities
• Looking after her mental health and accessing professional help

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