<human>: I am a male in my late 20's that has been out of the dating scene for over four years due to getting a chronic illness.  I will probably be dealing with my condition in one form or another the rest of my life. I have reached a point where I want to try dating again but am intimidated by the situation. I understand that anyone I date will have to accept my situation and my limitations as part of the package but would like to hear how others handle the complexities of there situations in terms of dating.

I am thinking of signing up for OkCupid.  I am wondering how others in similar situations handle the inevitable questions that come up early on in the what do you do, where do you live conversation spiel.  I work part time due to my illness and live with my parents due to most of my income goes to medical expenses.  I am limited in the amount of physical and mental activity I can do because it makes me "crash" (makes me sicker for a few days).  I would be lying if I said I was not anxious, self conscious, and intimidated about telling others about the whole situation.  This is partly due to the fact that I probably would have made judgments about a person living with there parents at this age in my pre-illness days. I am a pretty open book type person with my life so I prefer to not deflect questions but I have gotten pretty good at it since it is easier and I commonly got demeaning responses when I have opened up to strangers.

Thanks for any advice!

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<bot>: I am wondering how others tell dates that they have a chronic illness or complex life situation that is unavoidable early in the conversation.