Dating can be daunting for many. It may come with heartache, getting ghosted, or even the blurting out of nonsense in front of the unimpressed person you like. But what is it like when, in addition to your inability to say anything remotely funny or interesting to the person you are into, you have a mental health problem as well? How does that affect the way you interact with them? How does it affect a relationship once you are actually in one? More pressingly, how do you even tell someone you are, or have been, ill? At what point during the dating process is it appropriate to bring up mental health?
