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i type 1 finger, 1 hand. so no caps below. patience! i have multiple sclerosis. i live in a wheelchair at home and won't leave home without one! as so many are known to do on forums, we lurk more than comment. today i want to talk with understanding people about the relationship my husband & i...

caregiver- thankyou for your perspective, especially to routine stuff. hubby makes me a waffle almost every morning, always different toppings [fresh berries, nuts, jelly/jam, whipped cream, etc]. but in its own way, it's a small routine i can "do" something different as much for him as for me...

i roll around in wheelchair, i don't leave home without it. and i am very home bound. i only see therapists & doctors, once in awhile some of hubby's friends visit. i've reached out to neighbors, but nothing. no sex for 15-20 years, my choice which is fine for me [asexual]. yes back in in the...

compassion to myself has always been hard. "self-pity" rings out in parental tones. but i will try again during meditation loving-kindness, imagining a friend is nearby giving me compassion. hand on my arm perhaps. thx for writing.

wow! wonderful imagery & insights. it will help with the relationship issues lingering around & with meditation practices. i will read it again & again. wonderful!

about a year later- i've asked this forum for coping mechanisms with dh & his gf for their 2 yr relationship. i have been lurking on this forum- it has been helpful, thankyou.. dh latched onto poly label but i have had poly ideas since 1960s [1960s free love & hippies?? i have been...

I'll Try (Jan 29, 2017) I’m sorry for the discord and disharmony, the shattering of your calm veneer. You do so very much for me, To be my friend seems much. The food and laundry, cleaning too; Is giving care too much? no time for you, I understand. Time off, away I give, arms open wide I...

i'm in rehab for stroke, on top of ms quite simply, i want more quality time w dh. to him a homemade meal that i can eat [diet probs], brought to rehab in plastic containers, eaten in my room SHOULD EQUAL evening out with gf, fine dining, candles, wine, dressed nicely, eating food he enjoys but...

wow ... like looking in a mirror. i don't have an easy time writing nor painting without someone to share it with. they are both forms of communication. i want to communicate w someone outside of myself. often my paintings have been exorcisms, getting the uglies out. i have ms. i don't leave...

the list of coping ideas is from brainstorming tonight. some i've trried, some not. just thinking out loud. any other ideas?? i tend towards tv, melancholia, disgust for myself for watching tv, yada yada ... on date nights i've been known to fall asleep. sometimes i just need to see things...

notarobot wow... like reading an autobiography of myself. a] i am the asexual partner, married 31 years, age 64, no kids, female. dh has gf & spends overnights w her [2 years w same woman]. i am ok w this arrangment, altho relationships not perfect. are they ever married in my 30s, yes i forced...

last year hubby went to new years party w gf. this year they are going to bnb fri & sat night only a few miles away, just the 2 of them. i am having difficulties. i have been upset all week. had big fight mon night. warm-cold-warm-cold all week. i am exhausted trying to keep my feelings in...

thanks for calming my fears of lostness.

==email address removed by Moderator== trying to unsubscribe from 3 threads, but i think i unsubscribed from whole forum. sigh. help me get back!

fri was our 31st anniversary. over the years, dh would often forget & i would laugh. but this year it was a special anniversary. we moved into a new home in early feb & this was our 1st in the new home. the weekend before we had just hung 29 paintings, prints, posters etc. & put down 2 area...

hi folks- just wanted to give you an overview & let you know i visit & gather solace from many of your tribulations. i am glad i am not alone. my husband [of 31years] is out of state for 5 days while i hold down the homestead. it is leisure trip w a buddy, leaving me time this weekend to visit...

hi- new here [apr 2016]. this is the 2nd thread to catch my eye while browsing this site. i am 63 and more introvert than extr. people have misidentified me as extrovert & are always surprised i am an intovert when i take the myers-briggs test [3x now?]. i NEED recharge time away from people...

hi- new here [apr 2016] & what a wonderful treasure trove awaits me in this thread!! i am 63 & have had similar questions/comments as posed in this thread since my teens. i need time to read & digest some of what is here. the improvement of my inner self has been a life long project. more later...