It is, unfortunately, a crucial part of the disabled dating experience. And it’s one disabled single people are navigating all the time. Whether to try and pass as non-disabled or tell someone you (might) want to date is a tricky decision to make.
It’s a conversation that, as single disabled women, we’ve had many times.
We’re chatting about whether she should disclose her disability to the person she’s been speaking to on a dating app. “Do I mention it?” A friend worriedly asks over coffee.