Body Dysmorphia While Dating

The first time I took my clothes off in front of my partner, I felt like I was back in a massage parlor for the first time, shirt removed, running to lay flat on my back before there was any PG-13 exposure to anyone around me. The years I’d spent on my own, abstinent, and engaged in self-work weren’t so helpful without the practice of being with another to feel comfortable in my skin skin with. It was vulnerable to be a grown woman in her…