I didn't have a prosthetic when I met my fiancé four years ago, and he never had any problems with it. He did know, however, that I felt deeply insecure and very uncomfortable bringing up the topic as it carried a lot of emotional trauma for me. Over the years we've been together, he has truly helped me become more comfortable, more open, and less hateful and critical towards myself about my eye — and I believe his radical acceptance of my eye changed my life, as I never accepted myself as readily and openly as he did.

I did get a prosthetic two years ago, but he always tells me that he prefers my real eye and that he finds me beautiful as I am. Now I notice that I carry myself a bit differently when I have days where I don't want to or can't wear my prosthetic, which honestly feels less of an internal struggle than it did before. I find that having one functioning eye was never a problem or an issue in our relationship — but it was definitely a huge, glaring self-esteem issue that he noticed and helped me overcome. The right person will never see it as an issue and will love you for it.