Mark Harrington, a Boston native, shares how MG-related limitations can affect sexual intimacy, especially in the early stages of getting to know someone. Read his column, “Together.”
Transcript
When you don’t feel up to interacting with somebody sexually, it’s hard for that person not to feel as if it’s something in them.
The old joke about, you know, “Not tonight. I’ve got a headache.” You know, that would make me uncomfortable if I were on the other side of the table.
Particularly in the beginning of a relationship, they tell you — you’re just not up for it today. You’d say to yourself, well, jeez, “Is that something about me?”
As you get to know them, they’re like — you know, well, that’s — that’s — that really is something that it’s not about me. You know, it’s not that I’m unattractive at the moment. It’s just that you can’t do it right now.
