I forgot to say earlier ... Just don't date. Seriously. I didn't date more than 10 years. I was fine. I was happy. I was looking forward to my teen-age children moving out and having the house all to myself. I was looking forward to doing what I wanted, when I wanted, answering to no one and being responsible for no one.
First date I let some "friends" talk me into ... well ... now look at the mess I'm in! LOL
Seriously though, don't fret about it. GC and I can both tell you stories about when we were dating that were "make or break" moments for us. But that is because neither of us was interested in playing games and thought the right thing to do was be up-front with each other. If you tell somebody something about yourself and they can't or don't want to deal with it then it is THEIR loss, not yours. You are better off without them.
First date I let some "friends" talk me into ... well ... now look at the mess I'm in! LOL
Seriously though, don't fret about it. GC and I can both tell you stories about when we were dating that were "make or break" moments for us. But that is because neither of us was interested in playing games and thought the right thing to do was be up-front with each other. If you tell somebody something about yourself and they can't or don't want to deal with it then it is THEIR loss, not yours. You are better off without them.