I don't know if this is the right place for this, because it could appear a bit self-indulgent even to be asking about something like this, when no-one is ill or suffering, but am really curious about something that has happened over the last year with me and my partner.
We are in a same-sex relationship - tomorrow will be the first anniversary of our beginning our relationship. Ok, possible TMI here, but we both used to have 28 day cycles, and the first month we were together, she had one period that began on a Saturday, ended the following Saturday, and then mine started the day hers ended (sod's law) and continued to the following Saturday.
So we thought that would be how it would be, and all fine and dandy, we got on with it. However, after a bit we started to notice that she would start her period a bit later and I would start mine a bit earlier, and by about 6 months into the relationship we were starting to notice that our start dates were getting closer together, which, for obvious reasons, made us both very happy.
Now, 12 months into the relationship, we have been starting on the sme day for about the last 4 months, and, I'd say, within a few hours of each other. This morning, for instance, we woke up and we both had started (sorry, TMI), but last month we both came home at the end of he day and we'd both started during that same afternoon.
I am absolutely, totally aware that this could be complete coincidence, and is so not a problem for us (quite the reverse), but I am just wondering if there could be a reason for it that others may have researched or something.
I know we can all change all the time, but it seems so odd that the 2 of us could have had very reliable cycles for (in my case) upwards of 30 years, and my DP has had similar regularity, but now we change.
Like I said, not a problem, just something I'd be interested in exploring, if anyone has any info on the subject.