She and I have been together for over 3 years. I've got the diagnosis that makes me disabled and not feeling good very often: schizoaffective. She's divorced and her ex husband has a lot of drama issues, and let's my girlfriend know about them.. she needs to draw stricter boundaries with him; her daughter married and man 37 years older than her she met on the internet. They're moving to Vegas and won't speak to her mother.

The pressure is on, and I told her once I'd always be there for her. So I want to be there for her. And I will. But I need space and boundaries, too. She squeezes me and squashes me. But I put up with it because I love her.

She needs to know there's someone there to love her. Right now her world is falling apart because of her daughter not speaking to her.

My illness makes it difficult to work, let alone provide income to marry each other and survive. It's getting boring on the phone for both of us, yet with tension.. we both say nothing for minutes on end.

I love her, and she loves me. We'll survive. But we need words of encouragement. I know I do.