Dating...

I think you just need to find someone who is compassionate and cares about you and vica versa. When you're in remission, you won't think too much about having this illness. Hopefully we all experience some long remissions that allow us to forget about this illness. I wouldn't be against dating someone with a similar issue, it would be nice to have someone who understands, but I don't think it's a primary characteristic that would make me interested in someone. I understand being ill is lonely sometimes and even lonlier when you don't have anyone who understands what you're going through but we do have our HW family. :)