Recent content by confusedpartner

I can move on if that's what she wants but it seems impossible to move on if she doesn't want to break up. I want to be there for her and help her if I can. I can't imagine leaving the relationship like this.

Thank you. Yes I agree a bit of a break will be good for both of us but I find her decision to completely move out to be a bit drastic. Maybe moving on is the best thing to do but it is incredible hard because I want to support her and she says she still wants to be in the relationship. Maybe we...

thank you, I know you are right, although I'm finding it difficult to stay patient and supportive. She must know I'm going through hell but I do not feel much compassion coming from my sufferer right now. She seems so shut off from me lately. I am doing my best to educate myself about what she...

She is moving out tomorrow. this past week or so that we've both been at home has been extremely hard. she's been showing almost no affection towards me. I can tell she is trying to be nice but its not her. She says that she is sad to leave but that it is necessary. This is the first time she is...

Thank you so much for your responses. It does seem like she is dissociating right now and I'm afraid she is doing this to temporarily cope with her stress, I fear that in the long term this will not be what is best for her. It seems like she made a very sudden decision to move out and I fear...

My partner is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and has been diagnosed with PTSD. right now she says she feels numb and doesn't have any clear romantic or physical feelings for me. she decided to move out of our home. she isn't sure if she is able to continue the relationship but she wants to...