How soon do you tell someone new that you're seeing/talking to about your addiction or sobriety?

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I talked about it a little bit on our first date, I let her know when I had to go that I was going to be late to my regular AA meeting, and that we should plan to connect again soon. It was an intentionally super casual meet-up for the first time after meeting online, and I figured leaving for the meeting would be a good punctuation mark, whether it was going good or bad.

The way she tells it, she was ready to never see me again, and was telling her best friend why, when her best friend said something to the effect that there should be no nconcern because we all have issues and here's a guy who is actively doing something about his. It didn't hurt that I showed up in a suit (birthday night) and an M3.

We did end up having a more formal second date where she had red wine, I had I had iced tea, and we discussed many things over a good meal, but not what was being drunk or why. In August, we'll have been married 10 years so I guess it kind of worked out.

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If I were to find myself single again at any point, I would again be very open about my journey in sobriety, this time with zero concern for the outcome come.

I just tell guys I'm mormon to explain the not drinking thing.

In my expierence when I mention AA they think easy lay and only see me as someone to screw not someone to date.

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It’s all about how you feel imo. But that new person doesn’t know your history of it and you want to be upfront so you don’t feel pressured at some point. Be proud of your sobriety.

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You don’t until you’re serious, and you queue them in.

Some things are too personal to divulge too soon.

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Something else pertinent that I think I should share is that I was a little less than a year sober when I first met my now wife. I remember very clearly early on her telling me that she didn't think that I was alcoholic based on what she had seen of me, and in that moment, I was overwhelmed with both exhilaration and terror at the thought that I could drink with her and she wouldn't stop me.

You can take that at face value.

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Right away. But I don’t judge and am fine being around people that are drinking. Obviously I prefer someone that doesn’t drink much :)

Around the third date; they know on the first date I don’t drink, but I don’t share details of my recovery until I actually know and trust the person. Most people don’t make it past the first date anyway, now that I have a much better idea of what a “healthy” person acts like.

Honestly I think that depends on you and your comfortability with telling the person. You don't owe anyone an explanation but I do think it is better to tell them at some point than not at all.

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