Any advice would be appreciated...
I've been with my boyfriend for approx 4 months now, we live a couple of hours apart and I do the travelling as I work in that city so he hasn't come to visit me yet.
I've told a stupid lie. Well more a lie of omission. On our first date he asked if I had a car as I was in the country. I said yes, which was true. However I don't drive yet. I'm learning (more on that shortly).
Since then, various driving conversations have come up. Some about cars and we have been on holiday and hired a car where he did all of the driving.
He assumes I can drive. I've not set him straight although I haven't, to my memory, outright alluded to driving on my own. When I do it's with one of my relatives sitting in the passenger seat!
I think I thought I'd just get over it by passing my test. And at 29 I feel ashamed that I can't drive. However the reason I've never really got on with it is because of my sight. I have a condition that means I have no depth perception and even descending unfamiliar stairs is a challenge.
So I've spoken with my instructor, optician etc and they seem to be in agreeance that, while it's not illegal to drive with my sight, that I will find it exceptionally hard. So I think it's likely that I won't be a driver now or in the future.
And now I have to tell my boyfriend. It's the one and only lie I've told (or rather, not corrected him on) and I just feel so bloody stupid. What started as not wanting to broach me not driving because I was ashamed has now gone on for 4 months and it's going to be such a big deal. I think it's best just to tell him via email. I don't know how he will react or if he will think less of me. It sounds so juvenile and I feel pretty dumb. I appreciate I might get some harsh words but it would also be helpful to know what exactly I might be able to say to him?! If anyone has advice it would be much appreciated.