We need a singles w/OSA forum!

[allnaturalwoman4u]

Single female living with OSA. If I didn't have a man before my diagnosis, I'll never have one! lol.......would love to start a dating site with adults living with this disordder, what do ya'll think?

[rubymom]

That sounds like a great idea! I found a wonderful man last year and it was he who pointed out to me that I stopped breathing in my sleep. Everybody else (my family mostly) just complained about the noise of snoring. He's been so wonderful about the whole mask thing though I admit I'm still a little embarrassed by it and it definitely gets in the way of the snuggling I'd like to be doing when it's time to go to sleep. Sometimes I wish he had a mask too--would make me less self-conscious. How bad am I for wishing he was a snorer?

[Babette]

Hmmm...... Surf for "Babette" and read some of my R to X rated posts on this topic from years past.

I was the #1 person who told other OSA daters to COME CLEAN IMMEDIATELY and don't lie about their machines. Then I met someone. And I waffled.

Turns out he is completely supportive of my OSA and my cpap usage. Says it doesn't bother him in the slightest when I use my machine. Me, I feel self-conscious and have a hard time sleeping with him in the bed. I'm constantly worrying about blowing air on him, despite the fact that he says I don't, and it wouldn't bother him if I did.

I have one saving grace - he has a TINY little Double bed. Not enough ROOM for great big me, my machine, and his scrawny ass. I have opted to sleep on the futon in the dining room when I spend the weekend at his house, which is most weekends.

We HAVE managed to sleep one night together in a queen-sized hotel room bed. The second night I was so restless he opted to move to the other bed. But I agreed with him. Don't know why I was so fidgety that night.

I have dreams that we'll share a bed someday. Preferably a King Sized Bed. But for now, we've duct taped together a solution that works for us.

It was a year August 30, 2009 since we met and immediately started dating. This is the longest relationship I've ever had in my life. I wonder if cpap therapy is keeping me from my usual homicidal/self-destructive relationship tendencies? I told him last night it was all HIM. If left to MY DEVICES we'd have crashed and burned long before this.

Don't give up hope. I found him on Craiglist. Just another random personal ad that panned out. After 70 or so that didn't. Go figure.

Cheers,
Barbara

[Babette]

Ruby, don't know if this will help, but here goes. My BF and I cuddle first, then I mask up. I go into his room, and cuddle with him until he seems asleep, then I try to sneak out, and he always wakes up, and I kiss him goodnight, and head off to my bed, a few minutes with a book, and then mask up and sleep.

Cheers,
B.

[jnk]

Thanks for keeping this thread PG to PG-13, B.

[rubymom]

Oh thanks, Babette--it's all worked out pre-sleep--no problems figuring that out. I guess it's a big hint for him, though, when I reach for the mask--fun's over, time to sleep.

I, too, am wishing for a king-sized bed! I have a queen and we do fine, but you can never have too much space in the bed in my opinion! I'll be researching your old threads when I get home!!

[jweeks]

Single female living with OSA. If I didn't have a man before my diagnosis, I'll never have one! lol.......would love to start a dating site with adults living with this disordder, what do ya'll think?

Hi,

Well, since you put this out there, how about some details? Location, age bracket, likes, dislikes, favorite color, AHI, etc. Who knows...maybe your perfect match is hanging out somewhere in this forum.

-john-