5 Ways My Wife and I Keep Our Relationship Alive While I’m in Prison
It is possible to keep the romance and connection alive if you’re willing to be creative.
When I first realized how long I would be away from my wife, I will admit, the time was daunting. It was never a concern for me that I would not be able to be away from her for that long, not in the sense that I thought I would be unfaithful or anything like that. That isn’t a major concern for either of us, really, our relationship isn’t built like that as we’re polyamorous. Beyond that, we sat down before I had to leave and had an open, honest, and vulnerable conversation about the fact that I don’t expect her to be alone for over five years.
My main concern was that she would get tired of waiting. This isn’t her sentence to serve. Although I didn’t commit the crime I’m accused of and shouldn’t be serving this sentence either, I did put myself in the position over and over of being around the wrong people and making shitty choices, which is ultimately what landed me where I am today, not her.
Though ultimately, it is her choice to make of course, I made sure to tell her many times, I would understand, though of course be devastated, if she decided she just didn’t want to wait over five years of her life for me to come home. She…
