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Hey MaggieRose6117, Has it been 10 days since he last texted you or 10 days since you've had a good stream of texts? Either way, a lot if us understand what you going through! My guy has never been one for texting constantly (even if I am) and while it's never been days since I last heard from...

That is part of what concerns me. In some ways, it pushes us to be more open to ideas. As I said, he sees these differences and our ability to talk about them as a strength. However, especially when it comes to family, or potentially building a family, I'm not sure how we can make some of these...

Thank you for your insight and sharing your own experiences Sweetpea76! His CPTSD mainly results from his work, but he has told me that his family is dysfunctional as well and that he lived in a toxic environment as a kid so I'm sure that has contributed to some extent. He generally tries to...

Thank you, SheCat! I have definitely noticed the push-pull of it all but have kinda come to accept that as a part of the PTSD. I know it is logically on him if anything happens, but it is SO hard to detangle logic from emotions and just based on who I am, if something happened, I know I wouldn't...

Pushing 10 months

This past weekend, my CPTSD sufferer and I almost broke up. Basically what it comes down to is that he needs a lot of space, independence, and flexibility while I need more consistency, plans, and someone to be there and to be a part of my family. Both of us are trying so hard, but I know that...

My SO suffers from cPTSD. His problems are mainly due to his work experiences although his family life was not exactly ideal growing up either. In our several months of dating, we've had our ups and downs and a couple of fights, but he was very honest with me about his condition and what to...