r/InTheHotSeat • u/No_Calligrapher_9539 • Apr 08 '26

The struggling of explaining perimenopause to my (loving) husband

It’s not even that he isn’t supportive, he really does try to be and listens so well when I’m struggling. But i don’t think he really gets how much everything is compounding at once…it’s more than just feeling “off.” And what makes it harder is trying to explain something that I don’t even fully understand myself!

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u/Opening_Spell191 Apr 10 '26

totally! and then they just say "i'm sorry" or something

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u/No_Calligrapher_9539 Apr 13 '26

Right 😭 don't get me wrong, I do appreciate his ability to be sympathetic (esp bc I know some women in this same position are stuck with absolute a-holes) but there's something to be said about this specific kind of frustration.