Hi there,
I've had some amazing support from my friends beforehand and since by diagnosis (and on here).
I decided to tell my teenage boys yesterday as not acting like myself and thought they should hear it straight from me. They were so wonderful and I was surprised how much they know from school about cancer.They were so mature and only concerned about me.
The only person who has been funny about it is a man I've been dating for three months. He messaged me on the day I was going in for my diagnosis to say he was thinking of me. I told him afterwards how it went. When I messaged him that evening he said he was busy watching tv with his son and didn't saying anything else. He hasn't called me.
Since then all he's done is send me messages telling me what he's been up to with his son and wishing me a happy day or that he hopes I'm enjoying the sunshine! Honestly.... I feel so let down by him as up until now he has been so caring and always there for me. I just don't know what to make out of it.
I've sent him a message this morning after ignoring him yesterday telling him exactly how he's made me feel.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Sounds like he's having difficulty knowing how to handle you diagnosis and treatment. Maybe you should suggest meeting to discuss how you both feel about it and how he can support you. The fact that he's still texting you suggests that he cares but either way at least you will know where you stand, you have enough to cope with.
Good luck. I hope it works out you need people around you who csn support you xx
I'm not in that position thank god, but you've only be dating him 3 months, so definitely a face to face conversation and if you don't feel 100% supported then I'd personally be saying goodbye, your going to have a lot to go through and you'd be a lot better on your own dealing with it and not having to worry about a partner who cannot support you, so sorry if this sounds harsh, I hope he does understand and maybe he just doesn't know what to say to you..Good luck xx
Yes exactly that, my partner of 10 months has done nothing but moan moan moan about his own problems the last facetime call we had he was actually going to day goodbye without even asking how I was
I said don't you want to know how I am? Having had Mastectomy and reconstruction just three weeks ago.. I have told him I need a break from our relationship he said, sorry you feel like that
mmmm... xx
I do think it's difficult for partners and family when we are going through this and men are generally hopeless at the best of times. I suppose it depends if he moaned all the time before or if he's just doing it now as a deflection . It's out if order not asking how you are though.
Hope you have some other friends and family for support xx
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