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Hello. I am brand new to this site, but have had one of those "a-ha" moments after reading these posts. I am engaged to a man (well, sort of engaged- we've broken it off twice due to "moods") whom I believe to be ADHD. He has not been diagnosed, and I'm not sure if he really can see that he might have it. But I see so many of the patterns mentioned here in him. His son is also very hyperactive, as well as his nephew, and his whole family has addiction problems (especially to games and the computer). Here are the things I have seen in him:

This time of year my ADHD DH is in the midst of harvest/hunting and is typically gone for at least a month.  I usually can't wait until he's gone so I can clean the house, get things in order around the house, and in general - just relax.  This year for some reason has been very different (yet the same) from the previous years.  I don't know if it is me or what so I'm looking at you guys for advice.

"I can't get my partner to listen to me and understand things from my point of view."
"If my partner only understood things through my eyes, he or she would then change and do things my way."

Exactly how I feel - though I know it's not true in reality that someone will change if they realize your point of view on certain things.

Dear Forum Folks,

Hi. This is my first post. I've tried looking for local support groups for ADHD, but have not found anything, and the closest I can locate is AL ANON. My hope to gain knowledge from learning your experiences, individual tics, and so forth in order to better my own life.

I am recently married, about four weeks ago, and my wife and I are having problems.  She feels I am not considerate enough.

Hi I need help and ideas how to grocery shop. I am newly married and moved to a different part of town and am very unfamiliar with the new surroundings. When I try to go to the grocery store I get extremely overwhelmed and end up getting just a few things and leaving. I never finish shopping, there are too many choices and too many flavors etc. of stuff that i can't decide and just never try anything new. I have tried to explain to my husband that I would love it if he could come with me, but he doesn't understand why this task is sooo difficult for me.

New here, after a minor argument I became defensive and left her apartment. my girlfriend of three years would not return my texts pr phone calls. Finally she texted me back and said she needs more time. We both have ADHD. I tried to make amends during phone message by taking responsibility for my actions. I'm going crazy trying to figure out what she means by this. I know none of you are in her head but maybe someone has been there. Any help would be appreciated. it has been about 12 days now. Fyi I'm 42 and she is 40....

So here I’m again… with so much anger and pain inside… trying to find answers and help. At least I’m being good at not saying things at the moment, I’m trying to stay calmed and think a lot.

I have been reading this forum, as well as books until my eyeballs literally spin!  Here's the nutshell history:

Approximately 2 or 3 weeks ago my mother, sister and I were talking in the living room about how nice it would be to have Thanksgiving dinner at mine and my (ADHD)partners new house. He was listening from the office, being antisocial of course, and confronted me about it after they left.