New Love? When Do You Spill a Health Secret?

Well, there's no hiding it from your friends: your skin is glowing, you seem like you don't walk so much as float and there's that unmistakable glean in your eye. There's no denying it, you're in love.

And just as you decide when the appropriate time is to introduce this new special person to your besties and/or parents, there's a time to consider, too, when you spill some maybe not so sexy secrets of your past. Sure, everybody's got at least one skeleton rattling around in the closet, but what happens when, aside from that, you've got a health issue to discuss? When is the right time to bring that up?

Well, the wrong time, according to Health.com, is definitely when you're in bed.

Or, on a first date. Mercy! You think that would be a given, but, if not, just remember that too loose lips really can sink ships.

The six other tips for broaching heavier health subjects include:

Preparing what you're going to sayBringing it up casually, yet confidently. Chances are if you don't make your alcoholism/herpes/multiple sclerosis/etc. a bigger deal than it is, they won't react that way either. Also, be sure, after you do fully disclose the issue, that you give the person some time to process it. And, if, ultimately, it is a deal breaker, don't take the rejection personally.

Look at it as if you dodged a bullet; it's a way of weeding out, perhaps, the person who wouldn't be there if waters got rocky again.

Just something to consider.

Read the full piece here.

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