How To!: Date With a Disability

Todd is looking for love, but he’s unsure about disclosing
something in dating profiles: his multiple sclerosis. With symptoms
that are increasingly visible, Todd feels compelled to be upfront
about his disability with potential dates—but he doesn’t know when
or how to discuss it. On this episode of How To!, Carvell Wallace
brings on Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp, authors of Dateable:
Swiping Right, Hooking Up, and Settling Down While Chronically Ill
and Disabled. They give Todd guidance on having that talk,
navigating ableism, and managing his own internal
expectations.   If you liked this episode check out: How
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