Start of something new

So recently a lot of my friends have started making blogs so I decided what better way of expressing myself than to write a blog? I definitely think this will help me vent and express a lot of feelings. Well I titled this, start of something new because lately that's what I've been thinking to do. My boyfriend has been gone for two and a half months in the marines. He will be gone for about 3 years of my life and honestly I don't know how much longer I can put up with this feeling of loneliness. I do love him so much but I've just always been used to having someone with me all the time and this feeling of loneliness and emptiness is not pleasant. I told myself that I would never date someone in the military because when I was younger, my uncle went to the army and found someone new there and divorced my aunt and left her for the girl. I felt so bad for my aunt and made an oath that I wouldn't ever date someone in the military because of that. When I figured out my boyfriend was in the Marines I figured I would try it out, it didn't seem that bad. We've been dating for 8 months now but I just don't know how much longer I can put up with this...I might sound selfish to other people but this is just my view on things.