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Struggling with FTM partner

Started by JessiGirl, June 07, 2012, 07:53:00 AM

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JessiGirl

Hello all. I am posting on this blog because I kind of feel like I have no where else to go. This weekend my partner and I will be together for 5 years. When we first got together we were a lesbian couple and about a year and a half ago he came out to me about being transgender. The great things is that his choice of gender doesn't matter to me, it is truly him as a person that I am in love with and can't see myself without.

Recently, after supporting him thru T and top surgery, I feel like he has been pushing away from me. We have gotten into to numerous fights about him not being what I want. But no matter how much I tell or show him that is not enough. I feel like at this point I am trying to prove myself in the relationship and in some way changing who I am as a person to adjust to the various changes he has been going through. It kind of doesn't help that he is OCD as well. Recently we have been going through the process of changing over Paperwork and getting him a passport and have had a few road blocks which I believe has added some extra stress on him.

I am basically on here because I do not know what to do, I dOnt want to loose him at all and truthfully been eager to get married and start a family or at least start planning it.

Please help.
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anita

Hey! How is it going now? I usually hear stories going other way around. Perhaps he is feeling that you are sacrificing a lot for him, and want to push you away for your own good. Are you bisexual, will you be able to cope up with it in long run?

-Anita
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Brooke777

Quote from: JessiGirl on June 07, 2012, 07:53:00 AM
Hello all. I am posting on this blog because I kind of feel like I have no where else to go. This weekend my partner and I will be together for 5 years. When we first got together we were a lesbian couple and about a year and a half ago he came out to me about being transgender. The great things is that his choice of gender doesn't matter to me, it is truly him as a person that I am in love with and can't see myself without.

Recently, after supporting him thru T and top surgery, I feel like he has been pushing away from me. We have gotten into to numerous fights about him not being what I want. But no matter how much I tell or show him that is not enough. I feel like at this point I am trying to prove myself in the relationship and in some way changing who I am as a person to adjust to the various changes he has been going through. It kind of doesn't help that he is OCD as well. Recently we have been going through the process of changing over Paperwork and getting him a passport and have had a few road blocks which I believe has added some extra stress on him.

I am basically on here because I do not know what to do, I dOnt want to loose him at all and truthfully been eager to get married and start a family or at least start planning it.

Please help.

First off, welcome to Susan's. As I am not FTM, I do not know exactly what the guys are going through. But one thing I know from my experience is T can make a person quite a bit more aggressive. How long has he been on T?
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Justjoe

Hello,
I am a gay spouse of an FTM hubby on T, so I can, perhaps, relate a bit to your situation. If I had to give one thought, it would be to consider both of your relationship histories. What I mean by that is that you are both going through a big change, and it's getting to be very "real" now (he's had surgery, he's on T, etc.). Depending on where you've both been relationally, there may be some fear associated with what happens next and the next step of commitment. For me, when I was younger and dating straight ladies, I obtained a lot of issues associated with being a "token." What I mean is that I was viewed (small town) as being one of the handsome "catches," and women were more interested in being with someone like me than being with me. In the long run, I wound up getting pretty seriously hurt, and I know that I brought those issues to my current relationship. In fact, I know we got into many fights that were fueled by my insecurities earlier in our relationship. I'm not saying this is you or your partner, I'm just saying that you or he may have some lingering poisons from previous relationships that are carrying over into your current one. If you can, try to think about it. Then, if you think it's worth talking about, try to talk about it.

I hope this helps, and I wish you and your partner good fortune and happiness. Cheers.
Joe
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justmeinoz

It is a big change, and must be unsettling for both of you.  My son is FtM, so I have literally seen things from both sides.  He is in a long term relationship with a lovely woman so there is no reason why yours shouldn't survive this change.
If you can get through to your partner that you are not going anywhere, regardless of what happens, it should be ok.

Karen.
"Don't ask me, it was on fire when I lay down on it"
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