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Old Aug 29, 2015, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by disparaissant View Post
It's been a while since I was brave enough to try. So it's only been 3 days but I've got someone who'd like to meet this weekend.
I want to know what I should do when it comes up about work. I'm on disability now. I did have a profession that I still do a bit of. But not enough to call it my work.
What would you do, would you disclose this before meeting, at the first meeting, or not for a while? It just seems like such private information to give to someone I don't know. Thanks for any advice
Don't do the verbal vomit. Actually, if you still do a bit of a work, just say that's your job. Get into detail more after you've established trust. There's no need to be so upfront. I do a lot of online dating and let me tell you... it's like shopping online for an S/O. That's what it's come to. Keep that in mind. It makes options so available that people would rather write someone off for having one or two things they can't jive with without trying to get to know the person. Dating has changed. Establish trust. And when it comes time to disclosure, make sure there's enough for the other person to not run away. This is why timing is key. I'm a firm believer that each human being is a universe of his or her own and that they are worth getting to know, but we live in a capitalistic, consumerist society where people are interchangeable, more or less.
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