me (25 F) and my partner (29 M) have been dating for five years, a few months into us starting dating (2020) he got really sick with glandular fever and i helped him through it and the recovery process but this was the start of a plethora of other ailments that would soon follow. Following his recovery we had two years of an incredible happy relationship but near the end of 2022 he started experiencing intense moodswings and heavy depression and along with other problems that it almost broke us up but we ended up being able to talk about it and work through it together. Shortly after this it was discovered that he had developed very severe fructose malabsorption, which causes trouble sleeping causes unstable mood swings, chronic fatigue, body aches, it’s all over pretty horrible. He needs to follow a strict FODMAP diet and he deals with impacts of malnutrition because of this. we can’t go out to eat at restaurants any more we don’t get to go out on dates like what we used to do. I can’t cook for us anymore. Our s3x life has diminished so severely because of his exhaustion and he is still working full time. I feel so bad for him and I extended empathy to him every single day because I know the toll that it’s taking on him emotionally and physically, but it’s also impacting me so much. I don’t know what to do anymore. I feel like I wanna stay with him because I love him and I see how much he’s still trying to be a good partner for me, but he’s not giving me what I need and it’s not his fault but it is the truth. anyone have a similar experience or advice on how to manage ?


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