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Category Archives: Healing and Moving Forward
Playing catch-up
He is not an unkind person by nature, this soon-to-be-ex-husband of mine. Rather, he is a prisoner just set free from a 30-year sentence. Continue reading
Carolyn Moos – We Are Proud of You
You told your story with grace, strength, dignity and poise. Its not an easy thing to talk about. But you did great! Continue reading
Posted in Family Issues, Healing and Moving Forward, The Down Low
Tagged athlete, Carolyn Moos, Coming out, Jason Collins, NBA, pride, Straight Spouse Network
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Who Is A Straight Spouse?
Who is a straight spouse? Heterosexual men and women who….. Continue reading
Unseen Unheard
The straight spouse experience has been told in compelling detail in the new book Unseen Unheard: the Journey of Straight Spouses by Amity Pierce Buxton and R. L. Pinely Continue reading
Meeting with Gay Dads of New York City
Three straight spouses from the Mahwah face to face group had a second visit with the Gay Dads of NYC group. There were about 16 dads there and we talked about them and their children. Continue reading
Posted in Family Issues, Healing and Moving Forward
Tagged gay dads, parenting, straight spouse, telling the kids
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Affirmation
Very few people ask how a straight spouse is doing and what we need. Those who do will often not keep asking. We need help. We need understanding. We need affirmation. Continue reading
Posted in Family Issues, Healing and Moving Forward
Tagged Children, counseling, Family, healing, Straight Spouse Network, Support
7 Comments
On Forgiveness
Almost two years into this journey, I’ve come to the conclusion that the decision to forgive or not to forgive can be one of the most personal and powerful a straight spouse can make. Continue reading
Posted in Family Issues, Healing and Moving Forward
Tagged forgive, forgiveness, straight spouse
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Pretzel Logic
Here are a few examples of pretzel logic:
I had to have sex with men/women because you didn’t give me what I needed.
Its not cheating if its with the same sex. Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Healing and Moving Forward
Tagged Bisexual, cheating, gay husband, lesbian wife, Pretzel Logic, Support
4 Comments
Up a Creek Without a Paddle
Perhaps the best way to question a closeted gay spouse in denial is to ask specific questions, yucky though it may be. Some of us will never hear the truth – and many people around us will never want to hear the truth. Continue reading
Posted in Family Issues, Healing and Moving Forward, The Down Low
Tagged closet homosexual, closeted gay, denial, gay spouse, lies, straight spouse
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When Holidays Aren’t Happy
The best thing you can do for yourself and your loved ones in a holiday season that follows disclosure, discovery, or divorce is to go forward. Recognize that this is a transition. Continue reading
Posted in Family Issues, Healing and Moving Forward
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