I am friends with my Ex. I am divorced. I still love her..deeply.
She thinks I'm gay. and doesn't understand the differences really, or she does..but doesn't want to acknowledge it. In the past she was, anti almost TERFish.
She doesn't understand how I went from the guy she married...to now.
I have told her... people change, evolve, are dynamic, and what I wrestled with didn't come to the surface fully till I had that epiphany, that moment of. this explains everything.
she knows much about my past so she has some context, not all of it. but some
I was thinking maybe I buy her a book on the topic but not sure which would be be
I looked at "the trans partner handbook", and "Shes not the man I married" but I don't know. I really want her to not only understand, but accept and support me. I think she doesn't really support me yet, though we are friends. even going to Ikea today, together.
or maybe there is a movie, or documentary or something I can casually share with her? Though I think a book is probably the way to go.
What I'm seeking is something that maybe helps her understand me better, help her understand that its ok for me to be me.
ya know? anyone have a recommendation, did a similar thing?