[quote]xenomorph8472 wrote:
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
[quote]xenomorph8472 wrote:
Is anyone here married and either 1) started steroids after being married for a while and had to let your wife in on the secret or 2) Let your wife know before hand what was about to occur?
I’ve started letting the terms drop now and again, mentioning who is on them and positives, etc, judging the reaction I get. Trying to figure when to “have the talk”, or decide if that’s even a good idea.
Any insights from married folks who love their family?
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xenomorph8472,
Sorry, I went on a rant earlier and never did give you a reasonable response.
From my experience; I went on a TRT after some blood work came back with low “T”. Started with the cream and the wife had no problems with it. After a year of slopping that gunk on me and my shirt sticking to my chest I had enough. Plus I was starting to be concerned about cross transmission with my children. At that point the Doctor said we should try self injections. ThatÃ?¢??s when I got the “Are these steroids?” question. I explained itÃ?¢??s the same thing, just a different way of administering it and she understood.
For the record, I have once doubled my prescribed dose of 12 weeks to see what it would do, and I loved it! During my TRT, my mood was noticeably better, sexdrive went through the roof, and I had a significant more amount of energy for activities. I found myself with more of a desire to play ball with the boys then just drop on the couch. Anything there your significant other would not like?
I did pick up some anastrozole from a chemical research company and tried to hide that. Of course she found it and I explained what it was for. I should have been more upfront with it but I did not want it to look like I was asking permission.
Truthfully, I think if you explain it to her and your reasons for doing it, she’ll be fine. The only issue may be how it gets paid for; my wife is tight with the purse strings! The last thing you want is her to see you spending more time in the guy, paying more attention to your diet and looking better. To them, that screams GIRLFRIEND. Keep her informed and you won’t have anything looking deceitful. Plus she will enjoy hangin’ off those guns at the next county fair.
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LOL thanks a million double-lung, and all who answered. This was what I was looking for. I’d say this situation is pretty close to mine, and yes, how it gets paid for is probably 75% of the battle here. I’ll figure it out though.
So, the TRT route. Is that something that eventually, every man could conceivably get checked for, and use as a doorway to “self medicating” as it were? Might be a factor of waiting a few more years till after 30 to start asking the Dr about it, then let it play out from there?[/quote]
I really like what Reed said. I feel like he approached the subject with his significant other correctly. I know that if I used without telling my wife, and she found out, there’s a decent chance our relationship could be irreparably harmed. Not because steroids are such a big deal, but because lying is. If I ever go that route, it will involve a lot of upfront conversation. And if my wife still said no, I would respect that. My marriage vows come well before my recreational desires.
That being said, I quoted your post here because I’m turning 30 in 2 months, and I’ll probably be getting blood work done soon. Besides the fact that it’s just a good idea in general, I’m curious to see where my T levels fall. Never been checked before. If for whatever reason I was in any way eligible for TRT, I would jump on that in a heart beat. It’s a much easier conversation to have with my wife. I would probably look for a doctor willing to be extremely liberal in terms of dosing as well. I still wouldn’t go the self-medicating route, because that remains a breach of trust, but I can understand why you would. Having to hide pins would be a bitch and a half. Although explaining why you’re getting packages from ‘Research Chemical Company X’, or why the police are at your door one day, are pretty tough to explain away too. I realize the police thing is extraordinarily unlikely, but that possibility at the very least exists.