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Navigating romantic relationships with MS
Living with MS impacts every aspect of a person’s life, including romance and relationships. From communicating with one’s partner to having them take on caregiving roles, it’s a lot to navigate. Fortunately, many members of this online community are in healthy relationships and can share tips based on personal experience.
If you are someone with MS who is in a relationship, what tips do you have for maintaining a healthy one while also prioritizing your health needs? If you are a caregiver whose partner or spouse has MS, what are some things you’ve learned about navigating your relationship?
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My wife and I met and married before I ever knew I had MS. I was about to say I was grateful for that because I’d be really nervous of dating right now, but the truth is the diagnosis and progression of disability effects our relationship too. She is a registered nurse, so the concept of taking care of someone is not strange to her, but a lot of our early struggles send it around trying to separate husband from patient. There was definitely a point where I brought up the idea of having a separate caregiver so she could just be my wife, but I don’t think anyone involved with a chronic illness, can be just……any one thing.
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