Dating someone with anorexia

6 Ways Eating Disorders Make Dating Difficult

Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. Eating disorders can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes, and weights. Eating disorders are often a silent disease, hidden in the shadows and closets of life. If you are in a romantic relationship with someone struggling with an eating disorder, you probably already know this. Romantic relationships require honesty, vulnerability and intimacy from both partners in order to be healthy and successful, and the very nature of eating disorders erodes these crucial relationship elements. In an article in Psychology Today, Carrie Gottlieb, PhD, talks about the effects eating disorders often have on relationships.

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Become part of our success community and support one another! Wear it and say it proudly! Dating can be nerve-wracking for anybody. But throw an eating disorder into the mix and it can feel impossible.

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No one from my past relationships had made a point to ask me this question. Instead, I always had to force the information about how my eating disorder might show up in our relationship on these people. And it was more important than most people realize.

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3 Ways Your Partner’s Eating Disorder Might Show Up in Your Relationship

Unfortunately, however much a person with an eating disorder may try to hide their condition, it inevitably ends up affecting all areas of their life. One of these areas includes their romantic relationships or dating life. To help, our treatment center in Lake Worth is sharing some tips on how to support a spouse with an eating disorder and ways that their disorder can affect your relationship.

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