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Dear Prudence,

At what point, and how, should one tell one's new boyfriend about one's medical history? (And it's not the history you may think.) Bluntly put, when does he need to know about the Prozac I take every morning? It's easy enough to tell acquaintances that the reason I'm not having a beer at the office party is that I'm "on some medication," and leave it at that. Is a more detailed explanation needed for a more continuous relationship? Or should I just assume he'll find the bottle in the medicine cabinet when he gets a headache?

--Not D/D-free in D.C.

Dear D/D,

A lot depends on what you mean by a "more continuous relationship." If you mean that you will be with this man daily, or almost daily, for a significant period, with the possibility that it will be for the rest of your lives, you should certainly tell him. You will both be more free with each other if he knows. You will not have to try to hide your condition or make up false explanations of it. He will understand you better if he knows. He will know to try to avoid exacerbating your condition and may be able to help alleviate it by sympathetic and understanding behavior. If he can't accept that, you should consider whether you want a "more continuous relationship" with him.

--Prudence, openly

Dear Prudence,

Won't you come out to play?