So back when my now ex wife first brought up divorce I took it really badly and went to a really dark place. On the worst night we had gotten into a fight and I decided to stay at a hotel. I proceeded to get black out drunk and attempted suicide.

Move forward 2 years. I'm in a much better place, I have a good job, a nice place and want to start dating. My problem is I have these massive suicide scars all up the inside of my left forearm. There very obvious. I dont hide them from anybody. Not even my job at a hospital. I feel like I'm a walking posterchild of mental health and what can go wrong. Nobody has ever approached me or asked about it. But how do I date with this? Obviously I can't hide it, I'm not proud of it but I own it.

What would you think if you met somebody and they had obvious suicide scars? What would you say/do? Thanks yall! I really don't know but to put it out there and maybe find a woman who has attempted suicide also? They're the only ones that would understand.

Edit: something I've seen a lot of you mention is the manipulation and control people use suicide for. That seems to be a common thread. In my own defense that's not what this was. But I never thought about how it was received by her. We didn't talk much after so I don't really have a gauge on the impact from her perspective. But want to say that I would never use suicide as a method of manipulation or coercion. That's fucked up and I'm sorry for an of yall that have been through that.