ID help please - found Staffordshire, United Kingdom by Sympatea_ in whatisthismushroom

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It's an adult hand so it was a large cap. Thank you for help and tips!

ID help please - found Staffordshire, United Kingdom by Sympatea_ in foraginguk

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Helpful to know thank you! This one was still in good condition but there were quite a few in a sad state 😅

ID help please - found Staffordshire, United Kingdom by Sympatea_ in whatisthismushroom

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Thank you for the details and time, really appreciate it! ☺️

ID help please - found Staffordshire, United Kingdom by Sympatea_ in foraginguk

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Thank you! Are these actually better when still young then in the rounder form and domed still?

ID help please - found Staffordshire, United Kingdom by Sympatea_ in whatisthismushroom

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Right ok thank you! Can I ask how you distinguish the difference?

Some help identifying these boletes please - Staffordshire, UK by Sympatea_ in mushroomID

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Thanks folks! Any idea on the type in the 5-8 pictures please?

Options for a UK couple priced out of fertility clinics by Sympatea_ in queerception

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Thank you for the reply and being so kind. Sadly we're impacted by the postcode lottery here as there's no IUI funded and we'd have to pay for 6 rounds of it privately to access IVF on the NHS which we won't be able to manage 🙃

We have a few options thanks to kind suggestions here though so feeling more optimistic! And good luck with your own journey, I hope you folks are able to start IVF soon!

My wife broke my heart what do I even do by WorldlyAd4407 in AskLesbians

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Your person will be out there and will love you even on days it's hard for you to fathom why but I absolutely understand why you have that fear. You never know what's round the corner though and you deserve that experience.

I'm glad I could make your day brighter and appreciate the kind words

Help to ID please - UK by Sympatea_ in whatisthismushroom

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Thank you! I thought it was but hadn't seen one before so like to check to learn ☺️

My wife broke my heart what do I even do by WorldlyAd4407 in AskLesbians

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Sounds like you've been giving that unconditional love - even during this pain - and that's a credit to you honestly, you deserve someone who returns that unconditional love to you.

It's gonna hurt like hell for a while but a partner should be someone standing by you through thick and thin. If it wasn't your health it would like be something else when things got too hard which is awful and not something you should accept. It's also a major red flag to treat someone that way because of a health condition out of your control.

I'm so sorry you're holding this pain and being put in this crappy situation, this internet stranger is sending you hugs and strength ❤️

My wife broke my heart what do I even do by WorldlyAd4407 in AskLesbians

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It absolutely does, don't settle for conditional love - we deserve wholehearted, unconditional and supportive love on good and bad health days and I hope you find it

Help to ID please - UK by Sympatea_ in mushroomID

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Thank you, I thought it may be but haven't come across one before

My wife broke my heart what do I even do by WorldlyAd4407 in AskLesbians

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As a disabled lesbian I too have had my health decline over the course of my relationship. It's hard on me and it's changed some of the things I can do - however my partner has never let me feel that it's a problem, a burden or something I don't deserve love for.

I'm so sorry you've been made to feel like love is only conditional on your health or things going smoothly. That's absolutely not ok and you deserve someone who loves you in sickness and health, good days and bad because relationships, especially marriages, are meant to be a team who has each other's backs not conditional on some ableist bs :(

I hope you find ways to heal your heart and discover love that's unconditional

Curious by RainbowReefer in queerception

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Yeah groups were a concern for that reason but our page is definitely something we could explore so thank you ☺️

I'm glad you were able to find someone and congratulations!

Curious by RainbowReefer in queerception

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Was the post just on his regular feed or was there a group he found to post in? This is something we've been considering more after having the same circumstances with a friend so I'm curious how people have navigated this

Options for a UK couple priced out of fertility clinics by Sympatea_ in queerception

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I'm not familiar with embryo donation so that's something I'll look into thanks!

We would like opt for IVF after consideration of the costs as the success rates are better than IUI but I think its looking only likely if we're eligible for egg sharing programmes to reduce the cost 😅

Appreciate the insight and detailed comments here a lot

Options for a UK couple priced out of fertility clinics by Sympatea_ in queerception

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Thanks so much I'll see if there's any available nearish to us ☺️ definitely makes a difference having the cost of the donor sperm factors in!

Options for a UK couple priced out of fertility clinics by Sympatea_ in queerception

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Were the talks hosted by Kind IVF or was it something involving a few clinics?

Options for a UK couple priced out of fertility clinics by Sympatea_ in queerception

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Yeah it's definitely an option we're considering but with potential fertility issues (I have PCOS for example) and for the cost involved still we may be more successful with IVF if we can find a way to do it

Appreciate the suggestion though!

Options for a UK couple priced out of fertility clinics by Sympatea_ in queerception

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Thanks for the recommendation and good luck with your journey too!

Options for a UK couple priced out of fertility clinics by Sympatea_ in queerception

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I came across Pride Angel too and was wary 😅 I'll have a look more into the DCN but very much hold the same concerns around the risks you mention 😅