Adoptee Narrative Talk: Adoptees and Relationships

Adoptee Narrative Talk: Adoptees and Relationships

Welcome to another Adoptee Narrative Talk! FCC Capital Area is hosting a talk about Adoptees and Relationships. Our discussion will be on Tuesday, February 16th from 7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. EST, and we'll be talking about romantic, platonic, familial and other relationships as adoptees! Hope you’ll be able to join us! 

• This event is open to adoptees only, with a suggested age of 16+.
• Registration will close 24 hours in advance. FCC will email you a Zoom link upon registration and at least one reminder email.

We’ll chat in a full-group discussion and then head into breakout rooms. Here are the questions we’ll be discussing! 

Full Group Questions: 

• How do you approach talking about your adoption in relationships (friendships, romantic, etc.)? 
• How would you want your friends/ partner to support your identity as an adoptee within your relationship/ friendship?

Breakout Room Questions: 

• Do you feel like being a TRA adoptee has affected your relationships? 
• What were the demographics like around where you grew up? What are they like now? Did that affect who you dated? 
• Have you ever dated another adoptee? If not, would you want to?
• Do you know your attachment style? 
• Have you noticed how your attachment style has affected your own relationships/ friendships? 
• How are the family dynamics with your spouse’s/partner’s family?
• Are you interested in adopting children? Do you think being an adoptee affects your answer to the former?

If you have any questions about this event, please e-mail emmarobertsvaurio@fccny.org.

We look forward to seeing you there!