Hey!
I haven’t dated anyone for about 6 years and I’m 33 years old.
I’ve had serious mental health issues since I was 24, including many hospitalisations and a lot of electroconvulsive therapy. I moved back in with my mum about 5 years ago and have been doing my masters in architecture part time while I work on my mental health (usually a two year degree which will take me six. I finish in a year).
My mental health has improved a lot over the past year and I want to start dating again as I’m starting to feel lonely, but it scares me. I don’t want to lie to a potential partner, but I can see that an overweight, unemployed, part-time student with mental health issues, who lives with their mum, isn’t very attractive.
I think I’d be a good partner and I’m planning to get a job and move out once I graduate.
I’m not sure how to approach this with dating and getting to know someone. I feel like I need to sell myself but I don’t want to be deceptive. Should I just wait a couple of years until I have a job and have moved out of my mum’s?