do you go in a relationship to fix the significant other?

@gmatthewb Wow, hats off to you for that. Very noble to help her out, do you find your life to be not as satisfying not being with someone you want? I hope that does not come off as negative, truly impressed with your caring and loving for this person.

@Lackwittyname I'm not really concerned about me being satisfied. I do feel lonely a lot. But I keep in mind how much my wife is suffering and my minor issues are not worth thinking about.

@gmatthewb You are an incredibly noble person. I can see feeling lonely, but that pales in comparison to a terminally ill person. Not sure what I would do in such a situation.

@Lackwittyname I see myself as just a normal person since I feel that anyone would do what I'm doing if the person they care about got sick. You ask almost any mother if they would put their life on hold for their child or any couple in a loving relationship if they would do anything for the person they love. What I'm doing is just what I feel a normal person does do. I don't see myself as special in anyway. But thank you for your comment :)

@gmatthewb Agreed, not to suggest any loving person would abandon someone that was terminally ill, I know for my son or my girlfriend I would be there for them, even my ex-wife I would help. I guess I mean more that you say you are staying in the relationship because she needs you due to this. That to me implies if she was healthy the relationship would probably be over, or maybe I am reading that wrong. Also that you say you married to make things easier. Either way, great that you are there for her, and I hope her suffering does not have to drag on.

@gmatthewb aah cool!

@Lackwittyname She has ALS, so it is terminal eventually. If she was never diagnosed and fully healthy today, I would still be in a relationship with her, just not married as neither of us wanted to get married when we originally got together. We have known each other for over 20 years and were friends for a long time before giving a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship a try. It was just over a year after we got to that part in our relationship that she was diagnosed. I do care about her and wish I could spend the rest of my life with her, unfortunately, this disease is taking her from me so soon after we have gotten this close.