Pinkiz- The best advice I think I can give anyone on Endometriosis is to be yourself. We should not have to hide what we go through. We are warriors. If you tell this guy and he runs for the hills..... he was NOT worth your time. When my husband found out he never left my side. Because real men can handle it! Trust me on that. Good Luck :)

Dont think negative, I know its hard not to with this disease, but you have to stay positive and work on your health. Try different diets and exercises.

Also I use to sleep a TON when I was depressed. I dont know if maybe you have a touch of depression but I know depression is built into this disease.

BIG HUGS

Ashley Nicole

I have the same dating fears, as well. I don't think you need to tell him yet, though. This is a personal disease. I'm not saying you should hide it, but you need to wait until it's the right time to share it. Go out on a few dates with him. If you really like him and are hitting it off, then share. After that, like Ashley Nicole said, I think you'll know what type of guy he is. But I would give it some time first. In any dating situation, you don't tell a guy everything right away. I think endo is one of those things. Good luck!

Thank you for the advice and support! It's greatly appreciated!! You are both right and honestly since he's a good friend of another one of my friends he probably would handle the news just fine but I will wait until I think it's the right time. Now my goal is to try to feel better by 4pm today so I can enjoy the superbowl with his friends.....

I do to the guy Im seeing didn't really know what it meant when I first told him and when I had my first period he picked me up from work and took care of me making sure I took my medicine on time and rubbed my back and after the fact I asked if it bothered him and he told me no I just worry about you I don't like seeing you like that and he has been amazingly supportive! A good guy understands and won't leave they are out there just take it slow and see!:)) good luck!

I agree with Ashley,
Jason got chucked in the deep end..2.5 years on, I still go to bed at 7pm lol...I clean the house 1 room at a time due to pain being too much to do it all at once and my exhaustion. But I never hid it (not that I could if I tried) - but this is who I am, he has to take the good with the bad hun. As Ashley said, he isn't worth your time if he runs for the hills! besides we all have our "good" and our "bad" - there's no shame, it's makes us who we are!

Pinkiz,
I have the same types of fears as you. I never know when to share that information when dating someone new, etc. I think just date him for a while, and share it later. You aren't obligated to share anything as personal as a health issue with a guy until you start to develop a trust of him. I had one guy ditch me because he was so hell bent on having kids he figured I wouldn't be able to after he read about endo on the internet. What a weirdo! I knew I was better off without him because obviously he is type that would never stick by anyone's side during the bad times (not just endo speaking). How I handle it is just date and let endo be explained later. You could just say you are a more of a morning person and leave it at that for now. I totally understand your feelings! HUGS!