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Dating post-transplant - my thoughts, but how are you finding it?
September 30, 2022
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Dating post-transplant -
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I was already married when I had my transplant, but had copious other health issues when we were dating. Dating as a sick person wasn't something i thought about when I was dating, or pre-transplant, but I do think about it now. About the strain it takes on a relationship, and how I was just in survival mode. Everybody has their issues, I just like to think that mine were a little more upfront than anybody else. ;)
I like what you said about being ok on your own. Self acceptance has been far bigger to me than being accepted by anybody else. When I'm confident in who I am and what I bring to the table, that overflows into my relationships. Having a transplant is part of who I am, but it's not who I am. I have so much more to offer. Some people don't see that, but I don't really hold that against anyone. It's hard, absolutely, and just in a general sense not everyone is going to work with everyone. I've been with people that I love them and there are other things in their life that I can't work with.
Relationships are messy is all I can say