Psoriasis and relationships

[jiml]

I don't think it's a shallow topic in fact I think it's rather important as I'm sure we have all had the fear of rejection when meeting new partners....I'm afraid with me it was a lot of years ago, but I can still remember trying to keep it hidden and it certainly held me back with chasing the girls......it was hard when I met my now wife, I think I had been going out with her for  about 2 weeks before I was able to tell her ......there comes a time when you can't hide it     any longer ...

She was very understanding, as at that time I was not to badly covered, but did get bad and she has always been supportive

What I will say is that these days the treatment is so much better and it should be possible to control it a lot better than in my day . Make sure you keep on good terms with your dermatologist, so if you get a bad flare you will be able to get it under control  fairly quickly

I hope she's an understanding girl, it's better to tell early and explain it's not contagious and is treatable and you are controlling it

See Relating to someone with psoriasis