Infertility, PCOS and your marriage
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This is a bit “off topic”. You won’t see my normal fact filled post here….. But this is something so important, that I needed to share it with you.
As most of you know, PCOS, infertiliity and all that goes along with it causes a HUGE amount of stress on your relationships and marriage. You would not believe how may people I hear about separating and even divorcing because they could not deal with the issues Infertility and PCOS brought.
My husband and I have been married 7 1/2 years, and we also went through a point where thought it was over because of this infertility, and my problems with PCOS. People just told us, “oh…you guys need counceling”. We tried that, unfortunately most therapists aren’t familiar with the struggles of infertility, so there is no way for them to provide accurate support and information on how to strengthen your marriage while dealing with such an emotional issue.
We got to the point where we were always at each other. I don’t know if it was because of the infertility, the stress of it all, or what. But we were clearly out of love, and just going through the motions with the meds, the treatments, etc. I think that is quite common with every marriage these days — you just get so busy in living life, that you and your husband begin to just “go with the flow” and eventually lose sight of each other…. is this why the divorce rate is so high?
Last night I saw the movie “FireProof”. It was AMAZING. One of the best movies I have ever seen in my entire life. FINALLY a movie that teaches us something useful. No gore, no sex, no killing, no cursing, no people cheating on each other, gossiping, stabbing each other in the back, etc. Just pure, simple plot that gets us to wake up and realize how we can truly fix our marriage and make it the way it was intended to be.
I was so touched by this movie, and it really reminded me of our marriage during the rough times that I had to share it with you. It is a PG movie, made by the directors of “Facing the Giants”, and has a faith based background. HOWEVER, for those of you uncomfortable with this topic, do not worry. The movie was made extremely well. Its not what some consider to be a bible thumping movie, NOT AT ALL. It focuses on a bad marriage; two people who are struggling with their jobs, lack of time, pornography addiction, anger, temptation, etc.
I do hope the “faith” part of it does not scare you away from checking it out. The steps they follow in the “Love Dare” will help your marriage, and everyone knows that a strong marriage is essential, especially during PCOS and infertility.
See the FireProof trailer here
