My husband had prostate surgery and we're both dealing with the reality that our sex life might be permanently different, but we're each trying to protect the other from our grief about it and having these overly optimistic conversations that don't acknowledge what we're actually losing.
More people experience this than they realize.
Mutual protection prevents authentic grieving of shared loss while both partners face an irreversible change.
“Where Are You with Sexual health — the physical dimension?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.