[Blindtlk] I wonder if anyone elss who is blind feels like I do

[Ray Foret Jr]

I would add to that only this.  With out mentioning names.  I was in a relationship with someone whom I thought had everything I could ever desire; uh, or so I thought.  Turned out I was wrong.  That could have and does happen to sighted folks as well.  Yes, some sighted men won't date a blind lady because they think she needs to be looked after.  guess what, some sighted women will not date a blind guy for the same reasons.  I think, to speak candidly, that perhaps you [Dana] might be over-amplifying the blindness aspect of this just a little.


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On Jul 3, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Gary Wunder wrote:

> Hi Dana. Let's move away from blindness a moment and ask how many sighted
> folks find themselves in an equal relationship. I know many women who are
> happy but wish their spouse treated them as a real equal. I know men who
> don't think they are treated equally when it comes to being able to respect
> and articulate emotion or who do not feel they are treated as an equal in
> parenting. 
> 
> I am certain blindness complicates things in dating, but the fact so many of
> us have managed to find our partner is a testament to the fact it can
> happen. I am a lucky man--my spouse sees what she wants in me and therefore
> overlooks much that makes me less appealing.
> 
> Warmly,
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Dana
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 11:01 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [Blindtlk] I wonder if anyone elss who is blind feels like I do
> 
> I honestly get so frustrated from time to time as I have tried every dating
> site I can think of on the internet, paid for them and most often sighted
> guys don't give me one second glance.
> I have a college education and work full time as well which defies a lot of
> the statistics of the employment rate among the blind, and I can't seem to
> either find a  blind person who is as independent as myself or a sighted
> person who doesn't feel that blind people are in need of being taken care
> of.
> I surefire wish there were something we all could do in all honesty to show
> the world that it is not a care taker we need it is an equal partner.
> Dana
> 
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