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Feb 17, 2008 23:51

Hello, I am Sara and I am a 23 year old female.  I identify as mostly straight.  I recently started dating a guy and we fell for each other very quickly.  We haven't known each other, but feel incredibly connected.  Recently he told me that part of the reason his last relationship didn't work was because he was starting to realize that he couldn't ( Read more... )

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peckii February 18 2008, 20:27:54 UTC
Hey -
Just relative I guess - I am 32...
I wish I was 23 again though!
Also - most people I know have only settled down into long term relationships in their 30s - but I guess this is a bit specific to my circle.

Sounds like you want to tough it out - which is fab.
I just wanted to give you permission to quit if that was what you wanted.

I sometimes wish more people had said stuff like that to me early on.
I had a lot of people say things that would make me feel guilty when I thought about leaving such as "what if your partner became disabled - would you want to leave then?".

And now - after several hard years - we still love each other and my partner has transitioned, passes etc.. - but relating sexually is still difficult- and has definitely changed. And in the back of both of our minds we wonder if we would be happier apart - but we have been through so much and love each other so much... that the thought of being apart is horrible.

So I guess I question the fluidity of sexual attraction. I think that some of us are less able to have our attraction change with our partner's transition.

I guess my advice was just that you need to know that what you decide works for you is o.k.

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