Re: 5 things you will do when healthy

As to point #1, I don't think you should hold yourself back or put yourself in a box just because you can't feel emotions right now that you think are necessary for a relationship. I am speaking from personal experience here. A few months ago, I met someone (of course while still very sick with AF) and thought I was in love. This person genuinely cared about the real me, everything I did and said was amazing to this person. It was quite liberating. To be specific, I felt all the keen emotions, focus, ambition, motivation, happiness and almost clear-headedness that I'd had pre-AF just because there was someone there fully backing me up. It wasn't difficult at all, and I was able to contribute as much, if not more so, emotionally as I did in prior relationships pre-AF. I saw colors in every shade and nuance, I was able to hope and dream, I woke up genuinely happy every day. My health was amazing during those few months and I had record long stretches of good days. It is absolutely mind-defying what having someone there for you can do for your health. When a girl wants more of an emotional bond, that means that she 'gets you,' in spite of your AF and likes you. When you see she is on your side, you won't have to shut it down because your emotions naturally will self-generate.

So, I would say that getting a girlfriend can and should be in your current plans, not just an after-AF goal.