It's been nearly a year since your partner has returned home from their deployment. You were initially relieved to finally be reunited after being apart for so long, but you noticed something...
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: Postdeployment reunion struggles: how couples can cope with emotional changes
Relational Disappointment Arising From Conflicting Expectations Shaped By Distance And Deployment Experiences
In a world where military service is an honorable tradition, many families choose to...
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: Military reunion struggles with distance perceptions and unmet expectations
Partners' Emotional Recovery Rates Post-Deployment
When one partner returns from deployment, it is natural for them to experience emotional shifts. They may feel excitement, relief, joy, and love...
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: Navigating different emotional recovery rates postdeployment: strategies for military spouses
Anticipation of reintegration is a term used to describe the anxiety that an individual may experience when they are about to be reunited with someone after being apart for a significant amount of...
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: Anticipation of reintegration in relationships | the effects on sexuality & intimacy
The effect of extended separations on partners' sexual and emotional expectations can be significant. After prolonged periods away from each other, couples may experience a change in their...
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: The impact of longterm separations on partner relationships: a guide to rekindling love and intimacy
Deployment is an emotional process that can bring up conflicting feelings for both military service members and their loved ones. While they are away from home serving their country, many soldiers...
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: Unpacking military deployment: how to handle emotional disparities between couples
Emotional anticipation plays a crucial role in preparing for separation and reunion with a loved one, whether it be due to traveling, work, military deployment, or anything else that separates...
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: Emotional anticipation: preparing for separation and reunion with a loved one
How do partners sustain relational satisfaction and emotional cohesion during repeated separation cycles or operational stress?
The answer to this question is not simple, but it does involve a...
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: Sexual closeness: the key to maintaining relationship satisfaction in operational stress.
The feeling of yearning for someone you love and miss can be intensified through anticipation. Anticipation is the act of looking forward to something that will happen in the future. In the context...
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: Anticipating reunion: how longing can intensify relationships.