Has your health issues changed how you might view the future of the relationship or your financial goals?

"I had always imagined that my relationship would be pretty equal, but it wasn’t until I got into my health situation that I realized that it might not be. You know, it probably will never be equal — and I’m okay with that now. It took some adjusting, but as long as I know that he’s giving his best effort and that we stay on the same page with our goals, it will work. I want to be able to freely travel the world and not have to drain our savings account to do it, and if he is in line with that and working really hard to make that happen too, I’m okay with it.