Tips on dating someone with ADHD?

Answer 1

1) When talking, don't beat around the bush. We can't read in between the lines and get impatient when we don't know where you are going with the conversation.

2) If we forget something, it's not because we don't care. We really just have problems with working memory.

3) Social cues - we have a hard time picking up social cues, reading between the lines, interpreting facial expressions and tone. Please be upfront and straightforward.

4) Constructive criticism needs to be done very gently. All negative criticism will NOT work with us. Make sure to put in some positive compliments too. We're sensitive to criticism and don't take it well when we feel like we're being picked on.

5) We're late, alot. If we need to meet you at 5pm, tell us 4:45pm but don't tell us you are incorporating that buffer time. This will help with your sanity due to our distractibility and difficulty with time-management.