Greetings from a new contributor

Hi everyone! I am brand new to this website, but already I feel so thankful to have stumbled across this wonderful resource for connecting, sharing, commiserating and getting some much-needed feedback on the issues that unite us.

By way of introduction, I'm married to a PGY1 who has just begun a surgical intern year before going into Radiology. We're staying in the same city where he went to med school, but we'll be moving two states away next year. We don't have any kids yet, and I've been supporting us for the past few years as a floral designer and then as an editor of local history books. No cable at my house, that's for sure! (though I frequently long for an episode of Top Chef when I'm all alone).

Throughout med school, my husband didn't really make that many close relationships. We had good acquaintances, folks to share drinks with at class parties and the like, but I never really got chummy enough with his classmates' spouses to talk about the challenges of being married to a med student. I'm a pretty independent sort, and to be honest, I guess I've been in denial about needing somewhere to turn, other people to talk to who are facing similar hurdles. The first few weeks of residency have found me alternately confused, depressed, angry and sensitive. As soon as I started reading posts from this site, I encountered experiences and emotions that immediately struck a chord. Thank you to everyone who cares enough to share with the rest of us! I'm still nervous about the coming years, but for the first time I'm beginning to feel like part of a community--a thought that brings a smile to my face.