relationships

  • Towards calm

    Towards calm

    Last night we talked again. My husband is starting to struggle as the reality of my…

  • Coming out to a work friend

    There’s somebody I work with and feel like he’s a friend, but there’s been this unsaid…

  • Navigating Separation and Boundaries

    Navigating Separation and Boundaries

    We talked again last night. He was quieter – seeming sad (which we both are). I…

  • Emotional tension

    Yesterday morning I managed to get up after a really rotten night’s sleep; anxiety induced not…

  • Moving towards moving out

    I went into the office yesterday. I rarely work overtime, I tend to avoid working at…

  • Emotional impasse

    Yesterday was another morning that I found it very difficult to get up. I felt very…

  • I know what causes hot flushes!

    Yesterday, I met my husband after work in a coffee shop. We talked for a bit,…

  • Back at home

    I found that I wasn’t looking forward to going home – or perhaps was apprehensive of…

  • Desert Island Discs: All Kinds Of Everything III

    Desert Island Discs: All Kinds Of Everything III

    This post is for my husband – it’s our 16th wedding anniversary today. Many years ago,…

  • Starting the search for a sex-aware therapist

    Starting the search for a sex-aware therapist

    My troubled home life leads to seeking therapy for my “dark fantasies” and strained marriage, amid…

  • An attack on one is an attack on all

    An attack on one is an attack on all

    The writer expressed personal struggles and concern for their partner’s mental health. They also advocated for…

  • Cake therapy

    Cake therapy

    Things are weird and awkward and painful at home, but we are still talking. We are…

  • Broken

    It fucking hurts. I get a full set of feelings and the fucker breaks up with…

  • Eunuch Meet Up

    For a few hours, despite differences in our stories and our lives, I was in a…

  • Two Little Words

    Last night I asked my husband how much he would like to know about the search…