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Strategies for MOM's » Gender Dysphoria » March 19, 2023 2:30 pm

cindyb
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Elle,

I am the straight spouse in this marriage. I am sorry if something I said convinced you otherwise.

Support » Feel lost » March 12, 2023 2:26 pm

cindyb
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Wow. I can resonate with many of you. I have been married to my husband for 10 years and within the last year, learned that he experiences gender dysphoria. While he has no intent right now to transition (faith and moral beliefs), it is still a struggle for me to think about continuing our relationship and marriage with this part of it. While much of him hasn't changed, I still am really hurt by the betrayal and lying that has happened.

Strategies for MOM's » Gender Dysphoria » March 12, 2023 1:46 pm

cindyb
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Hi all, 
I have been married for almost 10 years and there has finally been language put to my husband's wrestling. He experiences gender dysphoria. I have spent a lot of my time researching and learning about this as it has only consumed my mind for the last year. I know he has carried so much shame and guilt with experiencing this and he doesn't necessarily even want to transition, but I am having a hard time seeing how we can make our marriage continue when this definitely shifts our relationship. We hold tight to our relationship with the Lord through all of this and have an amazing friendship, but I worry that we can't maintain or even propel a marriage that has been stagnant even before this turbulence has struck us. Has anyone experienced this?

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