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When partners navigate identity changes in long-term relationships

My partner came out as non-binary eight months ago and we're both adjusting to how this changes our relationship dynamic and how we present as a couple to the world. Some days I feel like I'm being a good ally and other days I feel like I'm grieving something and I don't know if those feelings are valid or harmful.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A relationship is being reshaped by one partner's evolving identity, creating space for both celebration and loss that need to be acknowledged without invalidating anyone's experience.

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