Quick reminder to end off our “men’s week” for MOvember.

Just because he doesn’t emote the way you do, doesn’t mean he’s not feeling it just as much.

Tell him that you’re really a mess. Let him know that it’s hard to watch him act differently than you. Give him ways he can support you if he doesn’t know what to do.

And…don’t forget to reach out to other people if he can’t be the one who gives you what you need. It’s okay if that happens. You’re allowed to get support and validation from other people too.

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Infertility puts an incredible stress on a marriage. But you are in this together - here are some tips for supporting the men ❤️

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Society has made men believe it is a sign of weakness for them to show emotions. But those emotions are still there. So they bubble under the surface until eventually they have explode.

So men, we just wanted to acknowledge that despite what society might tell you it’s okay to feel all the feels.

It’s okay to cry.
It’s okay to ask for help.
It’s okay to be vulnerable.
It’s okay to let others in.

It doesn’t make you weak or a burden. It makes you stronger.

And you may just find that in doing so, you feel lighter.

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Regardless of whether it’s your “fault” or not, the emotional pain of infertility is very real for both partners.

This anonymous woman has been messaging me for years, as she struggles with being married to a man with male factor infertility. The pain, the isolation, the shame, the secrecy- it’s all awful.

Here are some of her words…

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Just because he doesn’t show his emotions in the same way as you, doesn’t mean he doesn’t feel them. And don’t take it personally if he doesn’t want to talk about it.

Even if it’s not always obvious or in the same ways as women, men feel the pain of infertility and longing to have a baby.

Just support them. Be there for them. And remember that there is no right way to grieve and feel!

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Some men cry, some men get angry, some men talk about their pain…

And some men don’t.

And that is perfectly okay. Let him know you are there for him but then let him process in his own way. Even if that means that he doesn’t seem to process it at all.

Just because he doesn’t show his emotions in the same way as you, doesn’t mean he doesn’t feel them. And don’t take it personally if he doesn’t want to talk about it.

Even if it’s not always obvious or in the same ways as women, men feel the pain of infertility and longing to have a baby.

Just support them. Be there for them. And remember that there is no right way to grieve and feel!

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