March 6, 2023 at 2:17 pm #136362
Ayesha:
While it is easy to forgive someone who is really trying. Often the problem is an extended history between the people. In my own case, it has taken my wife the better part of 7 years to get maybe 80% to 90% of the way there. Early on I did get a bit upset a few times, not when misnaming happened at home, but when we were in public. That can be really confusing for people and can lead them to believe that you are dressing just to be dressing. Further, that your partner doesn’t respect you or your presentation.
I won’t say what you should do, but sometimes we get to a point where the BS just gets too deep and something has to change in order to protect our own sanity. Effectively, protecting our sanity becomes the Prime Directive…