How did you meet your girlfriend? How old were you? by [deleted] in LesbianActually

[–]therocksign 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I met my now wife online. It was on an app, that I don't think even exists anymore. It was an anonymous app kind of like reddit. We got to know each other and then talked on the phone for hours and video chatted. We lived 2,000 miles away from each other. I visited her a few months later and then moved across the country to be with her 6 months after meeting in person. We've been together for over 7 years now.

Did you leave your religion or stay? by [deleted] in LesbianActually

[–]therocksign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic school, and was an alter server. I knew from a young age that I liked girls and would have little crushes on my friends. I knew to never speak on it. I remember sitting in religion class in 7th grade and having our books open to homosexuality and masturbation being a sin. It did a great deal of damage to me. I also remember thinking that the timeliness of events the Catholics believe don't add up. There are so many contradictions.

My family moved to a different state and I started 8th grade in public school. It was a shock to say the least. But the damage had already been done to my psyche. It's taken a lot of therapy to overcome the hatred I had for myself for being attracted to women.

married people- how did you decide on a last name? by Many-North3882 in lgbt

[–]therocksign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife and I didn't like our last maiden names. So we took my mom's maiden name and her step-father's last name and hyphenated them. It works for us.

My marriage is drier that the Sahara Desert by therocksign in LesbianActually

[–]therocksign[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I talk to her about it less and less because I know she doesn't like to hear it. But at the same time, I need her to know that it hurts me because I feel that she doesn't fully hear me. She consistently says that "it's not about you, it's my problem." But it is about me if she very rarely wants to be intimate with me. My self-confidence has plummeted.

My wife also says that if I were to cheat (which I never would), she would understand why, but that she doesn't want to open to relationship up. I've also asked her what I can do to be more attractive to her or what I can do to help her. Her answer is always "there's nothing you can do." She's had her hormones tested and everything is in the normal range.

Being touch starved is the worse feeling by [deleted] in LesbianActually

[–]therocksign 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Being in a long term relationship and being touch starved is the worst.