Things You Do to Not Get Lonely

[Mara]

During the day, I surround myself with my friends and family when I'm not in class. If I didn't have them, I think things would be much, much worse. Since my days are filled, I only really get lonely at night, but he and I talk every night before bed so that helps with that as well. I also have a memory book where I keep all the cards and letters he's given me and all the movie ticket stubs and all the photos we've taken together. Looking through that always helps me because it usually will make me laugh at something silly or funny my SO did.

[Sierra]

I find that I have to change the bed after he leaves because his scent makes me sooo sad when he is not there. So I keep myself busy by doing that and rearranging the house so I'm not always thinking, oh, the last time I saw that DH was here. I also put on music, stuff that he would HATE so it won't remind me of him, and go out of the house, either for a walk or to run errands and stay busy. I also go eat some kind of food that he normally wouldn't be interested in, again, so it won't remind me of him.

Aww, when he's just left I can't stand the thought of changing my bedding at all. I always sleep where he's slept so it's like I'm surrounded by him but as soon as it doesn't smell like him anymore I change my sheets. I do things to remind me of him but because they make me happy, not because they make me lonely.