My cousin was discharged from the Army after 8 years of active duty – almost all of it was in Iraq. He went into the Army to learn a trade and take some time to find himself. I’m not sure he found what he was looking for while in Iraq, but the whole family is so proud of him for serving our country and doing his part. And he did find a job right away, so that helped, too.
Now that he has been home for a few months, he stopped by to visit last week and we had a nice dinner together. He was all talk about how he wished he could meet a nice girl and start putting together a regular life. All of the kids that he went to school with have moved away or gotten married and moved on with their lives, so he doesn’t have many people to hang out with anymore. I suggested he try one or two of the online dating sites. He looked shocked at first – he said he doesn’t want to find a wife – just make new friends. I told that some of the sites are more for finding a wife but some of them are better for just finding new friends.