Communication Learn to be tactfully honest without being brutally frank.
If you want to know what is going on with another person, listen to what that person is saying. It is an important part of keeping any marriage alive. But when you are separated for so long by so many miles, communication becomes a vital necessity. As much as you need air and water, you NEED to hear from your spouse, and they from you. You both have several communication options available to you during a family separation, several of which will be discussed in this chapter.