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Listener email: Dating after a mastectomy

A listener got in touch: 'Ciara I lost my right breast almost two years ago due to breast cancer. After, I was depressed & my confidence was shattered but I’ve done lots of counselling and am coming to terms with it and feeling better about myself.  SO I’ve started online dating because I really want to meet someone. I feel like it’s time to try. I'm having fun chatting to a couple of men online.  It’ll be a while before I meet anyone face to face, but my question is, should I tell them about the mastectomy straight away or leave it until we meet? I’d prefer to have a face to face conversation, but would a man view it as dishonest if I didn’t say it straight away. A friend said I should have it on my profiIe but I don’t think I should have to. I’m worried about rejection. What’s the best thing to do?' Ciara chats to listeners  Photo: Post Staff Photographer/Zuma Press/PA Images Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. see more