So I haven’t dated anyone in quite a while due to a string of bad relationships, bad endings etc. But I’ve come across someone (more of an online thing at the moment but we know mutual people in real life) who I’ve just clicked with really well - we have so much in common, just laugh the entire conversation (we text and phone quite a bit) and it just feels really nice.
Obviously it’s now come to a stage where we’ve been talking about potentially meeting and this is where I’m starting to freak out a bit. I have quite a few insecurities, one of the main ones being my smile. I have quite chronic health conditions and one of them is the most awful reflux (which has actually left me hospitalised quite a few times) but because of all the acid, it has completely ruined my teeth in some places. I’ve finally reached a stage to start having dentist treatment on them now it’s more under control, but I’m still probably looking at atleast a year of work for them to look half decent again. (I’m in my early 30’s - I’m not sure if that’s relevant).
It’s honestly putting me off meeting new people so much because I feel like it’s so noticeable and off-putting, and it’s just embarrassing really. I just feel so cross with myself in one way, because I just feel like anything good that comes my way in dating sort of terms, I can’t even take a chance on because of these issues and my own insecurities about them.
AIBU to just let the whole situation with this person go before it even properly begins because of this?