Dating on Zepbound?

Vent/Rant

I cannot be the only one grappling with this. I’m on Zepbound to lose weight and feel better - inside and out. And I’m making significant progress, which is obviously great. But here is the thing — I struggle with if/when/how to tell someone I’m dating that I’m taking this medication. Obviously you can kick the proverbial can down the road with most medications — they remain private, unless the person you’re dating goes through your medicine cabinet looking at labels (like that Seinfeld episode). But Zepbound is just sitting there in the refrigerator for anyone to see. Unless I hide it in the vegetable crisper behind a pile of broccoli — which seems insane — someone will see it sooner rather than later. And while I know, in theory, that anyone worth dating long term wouldn’t stigmatize me for using the drug, I also know (especially as a 45 year old gay man) that even the best intentioned people can have second thoughts after learning someone was recently overweight. It’s just ironic that the drug I’m taking in part to make myself more attractive, could also make me seem less attractive. I hope I don’t seem superficial by bringing this up. I think the stigma for being overweight is outrageous and I don’t mean to exacerbate it. Countless newspaper articles about how obese people are — article after article after article for years and years — and then when the wonder drugs emerge there are countless articles dripping with judgment. You can’t win. I’m not ashamed to be on Zepbound — I sing its praises to basically anyone who will listen. I just don’t relish having to discuss it at or near the start of dating someone new. First world problem, I know. Just thought I would let my guard down and vent. Please be kind.

Posted Apr 3, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC

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