Hi there,

Let me tell ya, I don't have an ostomy but I work for an ostomy
company. I would take someone with an ostomy over someone like my ex
husband who was a very bad person. Keep your chin up.

Rose


--- In ostomatessupport@yahoogroups.com, "Wayne R. Adkins"
<greenlantern108@s...> wrote:
> I have a similar situation. I'm a SWM, 48, crohn's for 20+ years,
an
> ostomy for 3 1/2 years & just divorced (a major factor was my
wife's
> inability to deal with the colostomy). We were married for 24 1/2
> years. In fact it's been over 3 years since I've had even a hug
from
> an adult woman (never thought something that seemed so small would
be
> so important). It's been almost 30 years since I've been on or
asked
> a woman for a date. I don't know how or when to even bring up the
> subject of my crohn's & certainly NOT my ostomy. I desperately
need
> help, suggestions or ideas from someone who has been thru this kind
> of situation. PLEASE, NO "HELP" IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THRU THIS
> YOURSELF (no offense). Considering it from a distance and actually
> being there are 2 incredibly different perspectives. I've
> had "suggestions" from those who have NOT been here, but it's just
> not the same. Considering the situation with my wife (someone I
> thought I truly knew), I think you can see why my fears of
rejection
> are considerable...Wayne