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Carol Grever
Interests: Gardening, teaching senior fitness, playing piano, cats
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Thanks for your comment and interesting question, Mandy. Ill comment on it on the blog.
Carol
Commented Nov 12, 2012 on ELECTION BOOSTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY at Straight Spouse Connection
ELECTION BOOSTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Support for legally recognized same-sex marriage in the U.S. got a big boost in the November 6th national election. Voters in Maine, Maryland, and Washington exercised citizen power to legalize gay marriage in their states. With these three, there are now nine states with marriage equality, ...
Thanks for taking time to read and comment on my post, Claire. Your point is also well taken!
Best,
Carol
Commented Oct 20, 2012 on LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? A STRAIGHT SPOUSE PERSPECTIVE at Straight Spouse Connection
LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? A STRAIGHT SPOUSE PERSPECTIVE
I received an email this week from a woman whose story gave me chills. It was a close parallel of my own experience in discovering my husband’s homosexuality: Thirty years of marriage, grown children, a secret bank account to assure his separate financial ease, withdrawal from sex and affe...
Siddhartha, your pain is palpable and understandable. You are in the shock of discovery and it feels like a giant trap right now. Now is the time to seek joint counseling with a therapist, preferably one experienced with mixed-orientation relationships. Explore your options together to make a decision that will be best for all concerned, including your children. None of the choices will be easy, but a trained listener should help you reach an acceptable decision. Best wishes in your difficult process!
Carol Grever
Commented Nov 1, 2011 on STAGES OF RECOVERY at Straight Spouse Connection
STAGES OF RECOVERY
When my husband told me that he had "homosexual tendencies" and later filled in details of two decades of clandestine gay activities, I was awash in conflicting emotions. Over many months, we worked to stay married and then to divorce with grace, and I was unknowingly following a predictabl...
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Mar 15, 2010
To RP: Since you have only known for three weeks that your wife is lesbian,
it is absolutely understandable that you feel confused. It takes some time
to adjust to this new piece of information about someone you love and
thought you knew inside out. This stage of shock includes some denial, some
anger, and lots of disappointment for most people. Give yourself time and
your situation will clarify. It's hard, but know that you are not alone and
that others have felt the same way--and survived. I'm glad that this site
is useful to you and I hope you'll visit often.
Carol Grever
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 6:28 PM, wrote:
Commented Sep 20, 2009 on THE FIGHT INSIDE ME at Straight Spouse Connection
THE FIGHT INSIDE ME
These past few weeks were filled with emotional ups and downs in my family. My former husband's mother was in and out of the hospital, then to the nursing home for end-of-life care under hospice supervision. Relatives came and went, saying their good-byes. Margaret tried to stay cheerful ...
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