I've got a date coming up. Really looking forward to it and finally feels right to start dating again after splitting up with my ex. Thing is, I'm going to be in court the next day, all day, facing my ex due to domestic abuse. Sexual, emotional, physical. The works. I feel like my date is a pretty understanding guy and is likely to be ok with it, but not sure whether it's ok to talk about stuff like that so early on. We haven't talked about exes at all yet as it's not really been relevant, but not sure what I'll say if the 'what are you up to tomorrow?' question comes up. I am a really bad liar... I personally don't see an issue with telling the truth, but it's been my life for a long time so may seem more normal to me than others.
Please don't tell me I'm not ready to date yet or it's the wrong time. I completely appreciate why you may think so but this feels so right and I'm not going to let a good date pass me by just because of my asshole ex. I'm not damaged goods as my ex refers to me and am excited to start dating again.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! :)