Dating After Cancer: Getting Intimate With the New...
Breast Cancer
Dating After Cancer: Getting Intimate With the New You
Dating and being intimate with someone after you’ve undergone treatment for cancer can be really scary. A lot of survivors have told us that they needed to take some time to feel like themselves again before getting back out there. Breast cancer survivor and author Laura Morton says that she’s really adamant about being honest with people she’s dating when it comes to what she’s been through.
“It is a part of who I am … but it’s by no means who I am,” Laura says. “It’s not anything that I feel any shame about. It’s nothing that I feel any regrets about. If anything I need them to know I don’t have a lot of feeling there … it doesn’t do much for me if you’re playing with my boobs.”
Aside from the honesty, Laura says it’s important — if you’re close to anyone who has been through cancer — to acknowledge that they’ve experienced this huge, life-altering battle. And Laura had some frank advice for anyone who finds themselves dating someone who lacks that empathy. “If you’re with someone who has an issue with it … quite frankly, why are you with them? Show them the door … fast.”
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Dating and being intimate with someone after you’ve undergone treatment for cancer can be really scary. A lot of survivors have told us that they needed to take some time to feel like themselves again before getting back out there. Breast cancer survivor and author Laura Morton says that she’s really adamant about being honest with people she’s dating when it comes to what she’s been through.
“It is a part of who I am … but it’s by no means who I am,” Laura says. “It’s not anything that I feel any shame about. It’s nothing that I feel any regrets about. If anything I need them to know I don’t have a lot of feeling there … it doesn’t do much for me if you’re playing with my boobs.”
Aside from the honesty, Laura says it’s important — if you’re close to anyone who has been through cancer — to acknowledge that they’ve experienced this huge, life-altering battle. And Laura had some frank advice for anyone who finds themselves dating someone who lacks that empathy. “If you’re with someone who has an issue with it … quite frankly, why are you with them? Show them the door … fast.”
Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical review process.
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