Means a lot of lonely nights. A lot of nights sitting on the couch in his sweatshirt so as you're falling asleep, you can imagine him there next to you, giving you that familiar good night kiss on your forehead. It means waking up in the morning and facing the day ahead of you alone, putting on clothes for work when all you want to do is shut the blinds and go back to sleep. It means crying at little things, like a commercial for his favorite show, the beginning cords to your song together. It means being strong for you both, when all you want to do is fall apart and scream how unfair it all is. Begging god for time to slow down when you're together because those seconds are so, so precious. And it means knowing that no matter what happens, your love for him will not fade. It will get tested, trampled on, your heart will be broken time and time again, but you will never wake up not wanting to be with this man. It means that you will stand by him, no matter where your family is sent next, no matter how many times you see him walk out of the door. No matter how many goodbyes break you into a million pieces. This is to us. The strong women who stand behind our men.