24-02-2015, 04:14 AM
Welcome Jamie!
It's great to have you join the conversation. Sounds like you're on, "the Oregon Trail" with many of us. It's barely a well beaten path and it's full of dangers but if you stick with the rest of the convoy, you'll have help when you need it. The good news is that marriages CAN survive. The biggest indicator of keeping her through transition is the strength of your relationship before anything starts. You're both expressing your feelings the way it sounds and the strategy of seeing you in a picture first is very ingenious. I can testify that some marriages get even deeper and stronger (mine has) because of transition as long as you cling to each other. If you haven't already, I strongly suggest you and your wife read She's Not There by Jennifer Boyland. It will help you and her sort through your feelings on things past, present and future and spark a lot of conversations that need to happen. As always, we're here for you. Great to have you speak up!
It's great to have you join the conversation. Sounds like you're on, "the Oregon Trail" with many of us. It's barely a well beaten path and it's full of dangers but if you stick with the rest of the convoy, you'll have help when you need it. The good news is that marriages CAN survive. The biggest indicator of keeping her through transition is the strength of your relationship before anything starts. You're both expressing your feelings the way it sounds and the strategy of seeing you in a picture first is very ingenious. I can testify that some marriages get even deeper and stronger (mine has) because of transition as long as you cling to each other. If you haven't already, I strongly suggest you and your wife read She's Not There by Jennifer Boyland. It will help you and her sort through your feelings on things past, present and future and spark a lot of conversations that need to happen. As always, we're here for you. Great to have you speak up!