markmark said:
any female input here? any wifes or girlfriend feel this way too?
Its a hard one to deal w/ because you are dealing w/ people's belief systems. YOu could try to hide it, but that obviously didn't work for you. So you can either attempt to hide it again, stop or discuss it w/ her.
I can't tell you what would work & what wouldn't because essentially you are trying to convince someone that its "ok" for you to use an illegal chemical that alters your basic hormone balance. Honestly I can't even think of a parallel situation where there's a sort of viable arguement - maybe recreational use of coke for better sex or something? I mean, how do you justify it to someone who only knows that its illegal, can incur jail time, putting some unknown non-doctor-prescribed drug into your system, potential attitude change, mood swings, ball shrinkage, etc etc etc. And all of that is on the assumption that you "know what you are doing".
If you have any chance of argument I'd probably show her the steroid profiles you can find online, discuss the advantages of test, etc. as far as recovery time, health, etc etc. To a degree it is essentially hormone therapy and all that. Have you had your test levels and all that tested yet to know where you stand? One part of the argument is demonstrating responsibility as far as your use, its impact on your body, your current state of health as well -- because she's your wife - she has a vested interest in your health, your relationship w/ her and the quality of your lives together and where she fits in all of it.
But once you've discussed then based on her response, you need to figure out where to go from there - if she's absolutely no fuckin way, then you need to respect that. IF she's open to it, lol, get her involved w/ your glute shots or something.
Anyway - can't give you an answer, however if I were in that situation I'd probably want to be respected enough that you told the truth. Esp since you've been caught twice w/ your pants down.