David,
It seems the thing that drives all of us crazy is other people. All the stupid comments we have heard like “just relax, it’ll happen”, or “maybe you’re doing it wrong”, or “I know how you feel, it took us 3 months of trying”.
My problem at the moment is my DH wants to tell everyone who asks about our TTC story, but I am the complete opposite. I told a few people and their reactions left me feeling cold. This is something DH and I have discussed at length, but never seem to agree on. He sees it as merely a hiccup in the road that needs medical intervention. I see it as all the disappointment, frustration, jealously, etc. Although we are going through the whole thing together, our individual journeys are quite different. We both sometimes need to remember that we feel differently about TTC, and neither of us have it right or wrong.
Sites like Bellybelly, and books like yours are important to help those of us going through this feel we are not alone. I don’t think we’ll ever change the other people, but we can influence the way we feel about ourselves and our situation.
Jo