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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/linksys1836 on 2023-08-11 03:21:23.
I’d always known my partner and I aligned reasonably well politically. we’re both pretty liberal socially but I am much more overall liberal than he is.
When Roe was overturned I was obviously devastated, and he did well sympathizing with me. I made some donations to Planned Parenthood and he to the ACLU. I remember that he thought the ACLU was a better equipped organization to fight this legally, I remember that it didn’t feel like it mattered because it seemed like Planned Parenthood could actually help people currently in need. I remember being really annoyed he thought one was “better” than the other.
When I got home today I found mail from Planned Parenthood addressed to my partner with a “Thank you for your continued membership” on the envelope. He’s been making monthly donations for over a year now.
I can’t describe in words how heard this makes me feel. We’ve been together for almost 10 years now and still have our ups and downs, communication challenges, lifestyle differences, but when it comes down to it, I think what makes us work well together is growing together and changing together.
(I also explicitly want to say it’s not about the money or about planned parenthood, it’s about him learning to value what I value. I hope I am doing the same for him.)