history: My wife went out of the country for school for 2 months at the beginning of the summer.  Dropping her off at the airport was really hard. My wife went out of the country for a couple months at the beginning of the summer_comma_ dropping her off at the airport was really tough. It must have been! Have you guys been apart before?
current: Not for more than a few days.  It's been a rough couple months, but it's almost over!
next: Ah so you've gone through it a couple of months alrready. How much longer is she going to be away for?