If Two People With Fibromyalgia Had A Relationship Would It Work ?

[Fibroguy66]

Interested concept here.If you met someone with fibromyalgia & you had it to,do you think it would work ?

Do you think 🤔 knowing how you both feel in the physical would strengthen your bond 🥰.

Personally I think it could prove very therapeutic in all ways etc & form a interesting way forward in life & a joint coping strategy.

Your Views Please

[Debsdelight72]

Hey Fibroguy66,

I think it could work,

But you both would take things very gently (Oh the good old days 🥹)

OR

You can still have a loving relationship not based on intercourse

You would both need a bit longer to recover 😳😳

[Carlt in reply to Debsdelight72]

"You can still have a loving relationship not based on intercourse"

OR

The release of endorphins (powerful natural analgesics) can mean that intercourse can be a very effective pain killer.

[Fibroguy66 in reply to Carlt]

Read some articles about this but yet still to continue reading it.

[Carlt in reply to Fibroguy66]

I find practical experimentation is far better than just reading about it.

[Debsdelight72 in reply to Carlt]

Can you tell my husband that then?😉😉

He is NOT a Fibromyalgia sufferer but doesn't want to hurt me 🤔🤔

[SueMordecai]

Not wishing this horrible thing onto anyone else, but I think it would make for a very compatible relationship because in a normal relationship the one without fb just doesn’t understand how terrible you feel - all the time - and we feel guilty that we are letting them down which, in turn, makes us feel worse.

[Animalover39]

that’s interesting fibroguy66 nit sure tbh you can distract each other I guess

[skit]

Interesting , birds of a feather flock together?Fibrom can consume your waking hours with pain and fatigue. Also the foggy brain would be hard if two of you can't hit on the right word at the right time?

[KimiJay]

My dad always used to say, 'where there is no trust there is no love.' No relationship can really move forward without it. A couple who listen to each other and care and are open and truthful might do very well, but having other interests in common might help too. Nature, music, films ... mutual liking. It's just a nice feeling when someone really listens to you and you feel you have a special link. ... What a challenge - 'enjoying life with fibro in common!' - But you are obviously thoughtful to even ask the question...

Just a suggestion ... Spring is around the corner and The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch at the end of this month might just be beckoning you if that could be a mutual interest? ... May you have an interesting year with as much simple fun as you can!

[Carlt]

I think if medical conditions are the predominant factor in a relationship then it is doomed to failure.

Any relationship can work if the participants are compatible, whatever their physical or emotional circumstances.

Personally I couldn't put up with me for a single evening but my partner tells me she is still happy after 25 years.

It takes all sorts (luckily for me).

[desquinn Partner Volunteer FMAUK Trustee in reply to Carlt]

I am so happy you have someone that finds you agreeable Totally agree on the condition being a starting point for a relationship as well. Although there are plenty of relationships that start out of patient communities but that is not the same thing.

[Fibroguy66 in reply to desquinn]

Not searching for a relationship sorry 😔

[Carlt in reply to desquinn]

"Agreeable" might be stretching it a bit but I do try my best to be "tolerable".

[desquinn Partner Volunteer FMAUK Trustee in reply to Carlt]

😀

[Debbiedo2]

I have had fibromyalgia and other health issues last 10 years including cancer. My partner of 4 years has now been diagnosed and he also has had cancer . We both understand each other and thrive to make the most of our lives together.

[Yorkie64]

Yes I do think it would work!