Since February is the month for relationships, I've linked to a post by fellow author, blogger, and women's health and wellness advocate Tara Mandarano, written about relationships. It's not PMDD specific, but the wisdom in it applies all the same...
A real relationship is two flawed people refusing to give up
on each other. It's encountering everyday obstacles and unexpected hurdles and
finding a way through them together.
It's talking it out when you'd rather give each other the
silent treatment. It's listening to the other side of the story when you
believe yours is the only valid perspective.
It's holding hands and hugging it out after an argument.
It's hanging on for dear life when you go through emotional hell and feel
totally beside yourself.
It's finding time for each other at the end of the day, when
you're feeling fraught and spent and just want to read a book or scroll through
your phone.
It's putting away your phone.
It's not hiding things on your phone.
It's being together in the same room even when you feel
galaxies apart. It's building a bridge between hurt feelings and new beginnings
even though it's so, so hard.
To read more, please go here.
Tara is also the author of an essay in the newly released BIG: Stories about Life in Plus-Sized Bodies.
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