My girlfriend has has fibroids for a long time. It causes painful intercourse. Is there information available for significant others in regard to support for my girlfriend?
I love this woman. We have been togetyer now for almost a year. We had alot of sex when we were first together. While I knew sometimes she had pain, and she explained why, I guess I didn't understand the impact it had on her. Recently we have not been having sex, and when I asked about it (of course the guy thing to do is assume the worst is a possibility, like she's just not interested in me anymore) she got a bit upset like she'd explained it to me already. Because we had so much sex in the honeymoon phase of our relationship I guess I just totally missed it. I feel thick headed and dumb now. I guess I thought she was "Ok" with the risk of pain. Again, because she was so sexual initially.
What should I do? Try to talk to her about sexual intimacy options that do not involve intercourse? I am thinking of just telling her I love her and I am ok with not having intercourse if it causes her pain. And that is like to talk about other sexual intimacy options, whenever she is ready to. She has talked about seeking treatment, but needs to become more financially stable first... any type of feedback would be appreciated.
If this is not the correct forum let me know. If you could direct me to another forum, I would appreciate that too.