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Originally Posted by wayside
Jowey,
Just out of curiosity, have you ever been in combat? If you don't want to reveal that much about your personal life I will understand.
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No, luckily I was a peace time Marine, back when we lived in barracks....
My experience with this type of situation was in the private sector living in a Saudi compound for a couple of years. Apparently "loneliness" and "isolation" gets to some people. I did not care for being blindsided by this guy - especially while intoxicated by some homemade whiskey. I am so far away from touchy feely that it takes a lot for me to shake hands - he should have known that.
I moved out and was upset for about a week....
......The stress that we were under there was significantly lower than a combat situation would be. Maybe combat would be too much stress for "relations" however being stationed in remote areas in close proximity would be similar to my experience.
With a woman (different sex) one can modify their behavior because they are a recognized quantity. With same sex relations one may be "blindsided" in less than favorable circumstances.
Of course it can be argued that if I had known an agreement made, such as my moving out. This would because if it was such an issue that he had to announce it then, like cohabiting with a woman, it would not be optimal in such an environment....