Thanks Heidi. We aren’t from a culture where this is an issue normally but yes he has a tight bond with his family. When we speak or see each other it’s all there, the amazing deep connection and he knows how he feels about me. My fear is that if I let him get too far away from me I.e. no contact for a period of time he will not come back in part because he is tight with his family but also because he is a military man and can be very mentally disciplined about how he approaches things and life in general and that he could put me out of his mind and with no contact from me and reminders of what he is giving up I fear that he will give me up for good because he’s trained to manage temptation and the further away I get the lesser the temptation.