I did worry about this , but I had to go in to hospital for a while on a course for people who suffer chronic pain. It really opened my eyes as most of the others on the course had partners or had still dated whilst ill. I thought well if they can have successful relationships why carnt I? I think what was stopping me was low self esteem. Our self esteem takes a beating when we have chronic illness as we can no longer do things we did before. It took me a while ,but I mustered up the courage to join a dating website. Where I met my boyfriend , we chatted on line for a month or so before we met . I was going to not tell him about my illness for a while but then after our third date I had a bad hospital appointment and he asked me how my day was ,so I blurted it all out. He didn't run for the hills and has been supportive. It's early days but our relationship is going well.Obviously you need to be careful meeting people from dating websites always meet in public places and make your own plans to get home until you know them better. But it has been surprisingly easy I honestly expected to get alot of rejection probably because the relationship I was in when i became ill fell apart. But there are some good men out there its just a case of finding them x

I should ad that there were five failed relationships and one date that didn't make it to dessert. Love yourself ( not easy) and the right kind of person will be attracted to you.

Take care of you!
Find your balance in health, mind, and body.
See this as an opportunity to love yourself more!
Don't think or worry about a new commitment until you are ready.
Consider being by yourself as being independent and wonderfully in charge of yourself!
Developing a positive attitude and new energy will lead you to new beginnings
when you are ready!!!
We are powerful! Imagine how many could not deal with what we all ready have!
My very best!

I met my husband online. I was doing pretty good at the time, but I told him withing the first three dates that I have a chronic illness. I left it at that. If he wanted to know more, I figured he would ask. He didn't for months. I had a bad flare and he wanted to know more. He moved back to california, ( we were in indiana) and I thought that was that. We officially broke up. It took three weeks, the longest sadest three weeks in my life, and we started text back and forth. It took a year and I was very ill, in the hospital several times, He asked me to move here. I didn't want to burden him with all the crap we go through, but then again I thought he should be the one to make that decision for himself. I was here six months when we got married. It's been two years and I still get down about all he has to put up with, but he never complains. Sorry I wrote a book here. The point is that there are really awesome people out there, people who love the person as is, as it should be.

There is always hope. When I was dating my now husband, we had a long conversation on the phone one day about how my days "had" to be. I suggested he might want to see other women. He was rather offended by the suggestion. What I think the moral of the story is: love begets love. He just wanted someone who loved him!!