Relationships

[Guest guest]

I just read an email about relationships and fm. This is my own

personal story. My fiance's ex wife has fm. He wasn't supportive of

her (not just beecause of the fm) so she never told him when she

hurt. I, on the other hand, talk to mu fiance about my pain. Yes,

there are days he thinks I'm whining, but he knows that sometimes it

helps just to talk about the pain. He suffers from migraines so he

knows about pain. He has been ultra supportive since finding out I

have fm. His ex wife and I are friends (now, we weren't for the

first 1 1/5 years of his and my relationship). We both support each

other now because we both know the pain of fm. She's great to talk

to and she's a nurse so she also gives me advice (heating pads, hot

baths, etc.)

I am a firm believer that if something has an affect on every day of

your life, you need to tell people that will be in your life every

day. I'm not saying tell someone on the first date, I'm saying when

you think there is a chance of something being long term, discuss it

with them.

Just my 2 cents!