There are 15% of PD patients who are diagnosed to have PD before the age of 40 years, some of them still be single. Therefore marriage is a very delicate issue in PD. It is a tough decision to make.
Teo, the perspective on marriage is very cultural and very complex. It is not clear if you are referring to sexual problems or the need to be cared for physically. Neither should be a hindrance if two people are truly in love. It is true they could cause a more difficult road but the two people would joyously walk it together. Please see your previous thread about life after PD.Jack
****No, PD would never stop me from having a relationship with someone. If it were the right person I'd consider marriage but there would be alot more important more immediate things I would consider more. I have been single a long time but I have also been in a relationship for some seventeen years and never concidered marriage and PD played absolutely no part in it. He was some 9 years older than me and PD in me and cancer in him was just a part of our life and living, if any thing it on deepened what was already there....after his death the only part PD played was fear of being alone, but that would have been there if he had just got up and walked out the door instead of dying.....POKIE
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OH MY!!! You have certainly hit a nerve here. I was married for 24 yrs, when husband left for younger woman. About 4 years after the divorce, I was dx w/ PD. Since that time, I have dated many men, was involved in a 5 yr relationship w/ one. Broke it off during my dad's final illness as he would not go to visit Dad, didn't want to be ''bothered" with illness because he just could not deal with it. He told me I had made the right decision. Now even tho I have dated a few guys since then, I have a wall around me to keep them from getting the chance to walk away from me. I KNOW it is my problem, but I just cannot imagine a man who would want to walk into this when there are so many other women out there who do not have PD. I have struggled with this for years. I have prayed about it, have cussed at it (my attitude), have cried about it, and I guess have resigned myself to a life alone. It makes me mad, (referenced in next paragraph) but if that is God's will, so be it. I don't HAVE to like it, I just have to live thru it. And do the best I know how by myself. Please do NOT pity me. God has a reason for everything. I hope someday to know why.I just get so mad and frustrated with being single and living in a couples' world. If you don't believe that, just look around. If you go shopping at night, notice how many couples there are; eat out almost any time and there are couples ......... a table for two??? oh just one??? then you get stuck in a very obvious or very secluded area........like next to the kitchen door, rest room, emergency exit.......some place a couple would prefer not to be. Go buy a loaf of bread..........how often do you see a half loaf for sale??? WE like fresh things too, and I for one do NOT like frozen bread or refrigerated bread. Single people waste a lot of food..........make a pot of chili........hard to make a small amt, so we end up eating it for days in a row. I am sure you have gotten the picture by now. I could go on and list things like a physical relationship, having emotional support when having to make a big decision, having emotional support when you have to go to the neurologist or have tests done, etc. Someone to take away the loneliness. Being home all day, or most of it and knowing you will be spending the evening alone as well. There are positive things about being single,too. My kids and grandkids are and will always be very important to me..........if I have someone in my life who doesn't feel that way about his and my kids, it would cause a lot of stress for me. (Don't just stop w/ kids........\ include entire family) I can do what I want, when I want, IF I want; I can spend my money w/out arguing about it; if I want to go shopping at 10pm.... no one is going to accuse me of 'having a boyfriend' .........the stores are a lot less crowded after 8 pm. If I don't make it to the bathroom on time, no one to be humiliated in front of. I can 'play' on the computer all night if I want to and sleep all day. If I want to go to some function, I don't have to worry about going with someone who is going to pout and make me feel guilty for having to do what I want to do. If I am going to live alone, I can do it by myself, not live alone with someone else there. This sounds like a 'pity party' for aunti. lol It really is not. I am just stating the facts of my life as I see them / live it. So to ansewr the question, Yes I guess PD is a reason to be single. This is quite unusual for me to delve into my secret thoughts and beliefs and actually share them with some one. Regardless of my earlier posts, I am a very private person. I only tell what needs to be told. Have to keep up that facade of being strong and determined. aunti
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