That does make sense, Pup, to go ahead and tell them to see their attitude about it. Could help avoid future hurt and disappointment.

I've only had this dx about 2 years, and I'm almost 40. So maybe I'm used to being this way. I don't tell people right off the bat about my dx if I'm hoping to have a friendship, because I'm checking them out and being somewhat cautious to decide if I want them as a friend.

My reason to wait to tell is that there is much more to me than the bp, and pdoc tells me that too. I've had some lady friends try to jump into trying to be best friends and that freaks me out. Maybe I do need to open up more, maybe being cautious is ok too. I've got food for thought here.