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Dating/Romance/Visibility

Bet you never thought this topic would land here. Posting out of curiosity, do you date? If so, how do you or do you share? When in flares, Sialothisis/Parotitis or anything visible or potentially visually upsetting to a potential date/partner/person you find attractive, how do you deal?
I've spent the last 2 years in isolation, never leaving and hiding from the world at large and want to re-emerge but this stuff doesn't feel human, I don't feel like the real world will understand and maybe there's folks in here that have been navigating this longer than I have?
I also live with OCD/Scrupulosity/shame subset so, this greatly affects my mindset obviously 😂💁🏻‍♀️

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