Life and logistics
Partners and family
Your body changed how it works. The household did not get a memo.
This circle is for the relationships around all of this: a partner who is quietly threatened by it, a mother with opinions, a sibling who thinks you have taken the easy way, a friendship that has gone odd.
None of that means anything is wrong with anybody. It means a real change happened in a real relationship and nobody was given a script.
Who this circle is for
- You are navigating a partner's reaction
- Family are being difficult, or too enthusiastic
- You are the partner of a member and want to understand
Agreements here
- We do not diagnose anybody's partner from a paragraph
- We hold that other people's discomfort is usually about them, and still needs handling kindly
Friends who have gone strange about it
Omar14 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Friends who have gone strange about it Practical question, and possibly a silly one. What I keep tripping on is not…
My wife started six months after me and it changed our house
Obi12 replies
My wife started six months after me and it changed our house — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Practical question, and possibly a silly one. I am…
A relationship that ended and this was part of it
Cormac16 replies
A relationship that ended and this was part of it — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of…
When your partner wants to start and you are worried for them
Tegan15 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: When your partner wants to start and you are worried for them Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every…
My husband is quietly threatened by this and neither of us will say it
Maple17 replies
My husband is quietly threatened by this and neither of us will say it Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Practical question, and possibly a silly one. My prescriber…
My partner does my injection and what that means to us
Ruaridh14 replies
My partner does my injection and what that means to us — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine…
A sibling who thinks I took the easy way
Ossie19 replies
A question rather than an update: A sibling who thinks I took the easy way Practical question, and possibly a silly one. I have read the guides here, which were more useful than anything…
My father asked whether it was safe and he was right to
Obi14 replies
A question rather than an update: My father asked whether it was safe and he was right to Practical question, and possibly a silly one. What I keep tripping on is not the physical bit. It…
Telling my adult children
Ossie16 replies
Something I have been sitting with: Telling my adult children Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is.…
How I asked my partner to stop commenting
Nikita21 replies
How I asked my partner to stop commenting Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. I am aware some of…
Being the supportive one and getting tired
Cormac20 replies
A question rather than an update: Being the supportive one and getting tired Practical question, and possibly a silly one. My prescriber has been fine, genuinely. The problem is that I get…
The relative who keeps offering food as a test
Rufus24 replies
Something I have been sitting with: The relative who keeps offering food as a test Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as…
Sex and intimacy through a big change, honestly
Ruaridh24 replies
A question rather than an update: Sex and intimacy through a big change, honestly Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was written for someone with a…
My mother-in-law has opinions and shares them at dinner
Rufus24 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: My mother-in-law has opinions and shares them at dinner Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of…