Separation Anxiety

So my partner decided a while back to pursue volunteer work with an organization that places people overseas.  After much back and forth, ups and downs, his departure date is fast approaching.

I'm very proud of him and support him completely in this new adventure.

That said, I'm going to miss him terribly.  Yes, I will get on a plane and join him for some R&R at some point during his 6 months term.  It is still going to be weird.

We've of course been separated for days at a time when we've travelled on business, but in the back of one's mind you know the other will be home again soon and in the meantime you busy yourself with work.

What am I going to do on that first weekend that he is not here?  What about our weekend morning routine of waking, reading the paper and then walking up to the high street for a coffee?

Now I'm mature enough to know that I'll be just fine, as will he.  We'll both focus on our lives as they are for these 6 months.  But what about when he comes back?  Will things be the same?  Can they be the same given what life has thrown at us in isolation of each other?

It is at times like this that his influence on my life becomes apparent. 

I'm analyzing, which I believe it good and important to do.  But in my heart I know that both he and I will be just fine.

I'm still just a little scared though.