<human>: I have a health condition which actually isn't extremely serious, more something that's there in the background and doesn't affect my day-to-day life, but it's the kind of thing that a partner should know about, and I generally think sooner than later is a good idea.

I don't make a habit of telling prospective partners before we officially start going out (although now I wonder if getting it out of the way is a good idea), because I'm scared they'll be put off and not want to date me at all. The problem is, once I start becoming attached to someone (like now), I get increasingly scared of losing them, which adds to the cycle of anxiety and makes me not want to talk about it at all. I feel it is better to bring it up now though, rather than a year down the line when he could say, "Why the hell didn't you tell me that sooner?" We've been together just over two months now.

I thought about maybe sending a clear and calm WhatsApp message about it, because I generally find it much easier to get my thoughts out in writing. I know that, generally speaking, it's better to have serious conversations face to face, but I am literally worried sick whenever I tell myself I'm going to talk to him about it. I tried to bring it up when we were having dinner once and I could barely hold the cutlery because I was trembling so badly.

So, am I just being selfish in wanting to talk about it via WhatsApp? Does he deserve a face-to-face conversation and therefore I need to just bite the bullet?

Sorry I haven't discussed the exact nature of the illness by the way, for some reason I find it difficult to talk about even anonymously online. Suffice to say it's not something infectious, just something that has a small risk of becoming more serious later in life, but in all likelihood remain a background issue.

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<bot>: I'd like to talk to my new BF about a health condition but am terrified of doing it face to face and was wondering what people thought about me just getting it over and done with in a WhatsApp message.