Amy added every ingredient that I neglected! Thank you girlfriend! Intimacy can take a million different forms. It is important not to lose the intimacy even daily. My injury occurred when I was 15 years old and when I got with my first boyfriend/fiancé sex happened numerous times a week when we first got together when I was 20 years old and the few years beyond that.
When you get older... you realize that every little dash of words, kisses, hugs, etc. etc. are led up to the intimacy which makes the sex act minute in the long run. Lori C/5 Amy wrote: > > I agree that sex is important in any relationship. But for me it is the > intimacy more than anything else. Dont get me wrong...if he is well and > willing ...I AM ON IT! > I think SCI changes sex for both partners. It is a lot more complicated. > Not only the physical aspects of sex. But like Si said...for us it is more a > of a privacy issue. > But how can you not love a man who just said all of those sweet things ( I > love you honey!) > > I am sure that sex is the hardest thing to deal with after SCI. And the > one thing that no one wants to talk to their docs about. (HINT HINT, Si.) > But there are options out there. > > Just keep practising...you will come up with ideas that work for you. Keep > a good sense of humor. And just have fun. That is what it is all about. > > As for me and the issues of the vent and caths, they play vital parts in > keeping him healthy and alive and here with me. I would rather deal with any > aspect involving his care that not to have him here with me. I could not > even bare to think about that. >
