This was so helpful to read. I've been really shying away from dating for many years now, especially since learning I'm autistic and living in an unwell body. The internalized ableism part is so sneaky and I love your tips on how to debunk these myths hiding inside ourselves!
Hi there! Thank you so much for this comment and apologies for my delayed response (I've taken a bit of a break from Substack but I'm now back.) I'm really glad to hear that that this post was helpful to read and I hear you on that you've been shying away from dating for many years now. I personally go a bit back and forth between being interested in dating and also really enjoying taking an extended break from dating. The internalized ableism truly is so so sneaky and I'm glad that the tips I shared here felt supportive.
This was so helpful to read. I've been really shying away from dating for many years now, especially since learning I'm autistic and living in an unwell body. The internalized ableism part is so sneaky and I love your tips on how to debunk these myths hiding inside ourselves!
Hi there! Thank you so much for this comment and apologies for my delayed response (I've taken a bit of a break from Substack but I'm now back.) I'm really glad to hear that that this post was helpful to read and I hear you on that you've been shying away from dating for many years now. I personally go a bit back and forth between being interested in dating and also really enjoying taking an extended break from dating. The internalized ableism truly is so so sneaky and I'm glad that the tips I shared here felt supportive.
Thank you Tiffany! I hope you had a restful break. Happy to have you back here.
You're very welcome :) Thank you-it's so lovely to be back!