Self-reflection prior to dating is important. Take some time to think about the changes to your body and personality, and how they might affect your dating goals and needs.
Consider journaling or speaking with a counselor about what you are looking for in a partner.
Joining clubs in your community, joining a gym, participating in a support group are some ways cancer survivors might expand their social networks and adopt practices to stay healthy/reduce risk of cancer recurrence.
There are rules and expectations around appropriate self-disclosure during the initiating stage of relationships.
Some research indicates that cancer survivors should wait until the second or third date to share their cancer experience.
The Onion theory is a model that explains how self-disclosure changes as relationships progress and become more intimate.
