Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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The original was posted on /r/cfs by /u/bengalbear24 on 2025-01-30 20:06:21+00:00.

I explained that I am still able to walk and do some things, but am limited in the activities I can do and need to rest and take things slower, yet still they all said no, they wouldn’t consider dating someone like me (they were all looking for a healthy active partner). It’s not really surprising, just extremely disappointing and disheartening. It pretty much proves what I’ve already experienced (based on tons of rejections on dates), which is that men don’t want to date or marry a woman with chronic pain/illness. It sucks and it makes me feel so worthless. I just ended a relationship that was abusive (with a man who also had chronic pain) and I am feeling very hopeless about the prospect of being able to find a lifetime partner.