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Girlfriend of a Guitarist

Heyy !! By looking at the other post titles, I feel like this group is more for wives of musicians, but then again the name of the group is called Musicians Wives/Girlfriends, so I could be talking to myself here.. or not.. 

But I just wanted to see if there were others out there like me.
Being with a girlfriend of a musician meaning him being on tour so often then it's almost impossible to see him etc etc....

Posted by jewelia on 03/11/2009 09:47 PM | edit | delete

 

Make the most of the time you have together. Happiness, prolonged happiness, comes about in these relationships through balance. Sometimes people are unhappy because there is a lack of balance somewhere in the relationship. He is always gone and you dont get to spend enough time together. When he is home, he's so busy doing other things or other gigs, you still arent spending quality time together. He's gone and you are stuck home with all of the responsibilities, etc...The best of these relationships come when both of you are candid about what you want and need in the relationship and come up with creative solutions about how to make those things happen. Make no mistake. Being the girlfriend/wife of a musician is a unique experience. It can be very wonderful and rewarding if you take care of the foundational things in the beginning and keep fine-tweaking them as your situation changes and adjustments need to be made.

Good luck!

posted by mermaid23 on 03/11/2009 11:14 PM | edit | delete

First, this is definitely for girlfriends, as well - any one sharing an intimate partnership with a musician.  There are so many unique challenges that come about when tiem together is limited.  Since time is really what indicates your priorities in life, I think that our relationship tends to feel like less of a priority when he's on tour.  One thing that has helped me with this, is understanding exactly what his days consist of while he's on the road.  He has explained how he doesn't even have time to used the restroom privately, or how he's stuck in a tiny one-room airport with no background music and every word we share is heard by everyone else in the band.  It helped me understand that he is working really, really hard for us, and that he misses me terribly and that every single time he has a single second to spare, he is calling me to check in, if only for one or two minutes.  Knowing that, I used to carry my cell phone and answer his call no matter what (because otherwise I might not be able to talk to him again until after midnight and just to say goodnight).  But I've stopped doing that because it made me feel like I was always waiting by the phone - not good for self-esteem.  I know that our time together is on hold while he's on tour, but our life together is not.  I keep things running at home, and try to fill up my free time with things that I enjoy, so I'm not always pining for his retunr so I can have a life again! 

I know you didn't ask for advice but, as mermaid indicateed, these relationships are on-going works in progress.  If we all share, maybe we can each fine-tune our way to contentedness (or beyond!)!

posted by Susan on 03/12/2009 09:51 AM | edit | delete

I'm also a girlfriend of a guitarist! Welcome! :)

posted by Cara on 03/28/2009 01:13 PM | edit | delete

 
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