← Return to A wife's manual for her husband's prostate cancer support
DiscussionA wife's manual for her husband's prostate cancer support
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 12 5:26pm | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
Replies to "I adore him snd could careless about actual sex but hid avoidance and withdrawal is the..."
It sounds to me that your husband feels shame and failure at not being able ‘to be a man’.
Too many of us - especially the alphas among us - equate sexual prowess with virility, manliness and ‘self’.
It’s a tough nut to crack if he’s unreceptive to talking about it; but you mention an upcoming appointment so please speak up at that meeting and try to steer a course toward healing both his physical and emotional selves.
But be prepared for pushback. I myself stare daggers at my wife or do the old eye roll when she asks our doctor a really pertinent question about my treatment; I feel like a little kid with his Mommy asking the questions for him. But I am always glad afterward that she broached a particular subject since my pride would never allow me to ask for myself. Be strong,
Phil