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Miscommunications, un-kept promises, impulsive decisions, late arrivals -– these are just a few of the challenges that can arise between couples when one of them has ADHD. These challenges are often rooted in differences in vantage points and communication styles. People with ADHD make sense of the world differently than others. Read More















I was involved in a
I was involved in a relationship with someone who had ADHD. We had a very difficult time communicating. However, there was one situation in which I felt that my partner was totally focused and communicative: when we made love in complete darkness or semi darkness. I wondered if the absence of visual distraction helped the situation. But the contrast was astonishing. He was a different man in the dark. Worth considering, definitely!
I Married a Man with ADHD
"Mis-communications, unkept promises, impulsive decisions, late arrivals -– these are just a few of the challenges that can arise between couples when one of them has ADHD. These challenges are often rooted in differences in vantage points and communication styles. People with ADHD make sense of the world differently than others".
Shortly out of a long-term relationship that ended by outside influences beyond our control, I was totally swept away online (@ match.com) by a man who gave me his total undivided attention (which was what I so badly needed....but is also a typical ADHD trait un-beknownst to me at the time).
After marriage to him, I have come to realize he is definitely an ADHD. The above quote sums it up...and although I DO love him, everyday is like a roller coaster of disappointments coupled with euphoric feelings of love, making me feel that at ages 63 (me) and him (69), most of the time we are like couples 30 years younger and dealing with all the things young people must deal with...trying to establish financial responsibility, etc. (Something I had taken care of myself years earlier but is now questionable, due to taking care of all the financial problems he had before we met).
This is NOT what I thought I would be doing at this point in my life but he has so many other charming qualities (like I am learning that most ADHD afflicted do).
We fight now more than ever, after one year of marriage. I am the Nag who insists that things be done to try to keep us "afloat" while he is the charming irresponsible one that others are charmed by. Ironically, most of my adult life, the roles were reversed. I was with responsible men who had "done things right". I don't know what will happen with my marriage to a man with ADHD. I don't take on the role on being the NAG well!!!!
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