A love life, when you don't love life? *possibly adult*
 

Ok, I hope this is in the right bit, and it's not triggering and stuff.

But last night, I was panicking because I guy I know was flirting with me. (How retarded is that?)

And it got me wondering, I've not dated in quite some time. If I'm going to get back in there - how do you do it? I mean how do you let someone know about being depressed/having a mental illness/whatever? How do you mention your form of SI? It doesn't strike me as something that you can just throw into a conversation.

So any tips/tricks/advice cautionary tales?

I'd hold off on the telling just yet...find out first if it is someone you would like to spend soem time with first. Juast go out, have fun and go from there. If things are getting serious and you want them too then maybe slwly start to tell him the bits you are more comfortable with and see how he reacts.
Maybe jst gio out for drinks/movies/etc first few times, see if you enjoy his company....

I wish you luck, let us know how it goes ok?
remember...try to jsut have fun the first bit....
romp