Small world! I grew up just south of where you’re from and still have lots of family there. Totally understand what you’re saying. I’m in the...
Welcome, @lk7. I can certainly empathize with you and your situation. I’m going through similar emotions currently with my wife and son,...
Congratulations! I am so happy for you!!!
Thank you all. I know I don’t want a mixed orientation marriage. It’s not fair to either of us. And to your point, I shouldn’t make life long...
Hi everyone, so now that I’ve come out to my wife, the urge to try to just keep the status quo is overwhelming. We get along fine, I care about...
Take things one day at a time. Ultimately we will start the process of separation but for now, we’re just allowing room for processing emotion.
Thank you all! I love this supportive community. I’m feeling a mix of emotions today. Exhilaration, relief, guilt, and sadness. I expected...
Good morning everyone! So, I told her last night at about 8:45. I kept losing my nerve. We were watching TV, so I made a deal with myself that...
@daytonav8r thanks for your note. I appreciate you keeping me in your thoughts today. I just had a therapy session to discuss it and role play...
I’m currently reading a book called “Leaving the Fold” by Dr. Marlene Winell. It speaks to the various reasons people leave evangelical churches...
I absolutely did, to the extent that I married a woman. I felt it was what I had to do to survive in the world-nothing else felt like an option...
Thanks everyone. This is the week! I have a big presentation at work on Thursday, and then Friday is the day I’m planning to tell my wife, so...
Congratulations! Sounds like things are going as good as could be expected. I’m taking the leap this Friday, if all goes as planned!
I’ve never considered it a gay or straight thing or an official part of coming out. With that said, I am planning to get a tattoo to mark this...
Thank you! Yes, I do have a child, and he is my top priority. I see a lot of myself in him, and he’s a driving force behind me wanting to live...
Thank you all for your kindness and suggestions. I am prepared for lots of questions, and I am prepared to answer honesty. I also have a place...
After much thought and deliberation, and after my weekly therapy appointment this week, I’ve decided that I’m going to have the conversation with...
I’m sorry to hear about this. Being the primary caregiver for your mom and grandmother has to be stressful. And it sounds as though your mother...
Expressing yourself with clothing can be so much fun! I imagine your wife sees this as an external manifestation of the internal transformation...
Congratulations!!!