[Blindtlk] dating online web sites

Tue May 7 00:30:52 UTC 2013

David, Please email me your skype name. My email adress is:
joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Webster" <dwebster125 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] dating online web sites

> Well she was blind as well.  it didn't have anything to do with blindness 
> it had to do with the fact that she didn't think she could handle some 
> aspects of my mental illness.  the stuff that she couldn't handle they 
> weren't that big at all but to her they were.  After she said oh I love 
> you and I'm not going anywhare probably within a few weeks she broke it 
> off.  and she never even gave me a chance.  never even met me.
>  I'm tired of getting hurt.  I'm tired of people saying I love you and am 
> not going anywhare and I wake up one morning and they're gone and all of a 
> sudden don't love me anymore because of what ever.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jessica Kostiw
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 4:12 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] dating online web sites
>
> Really really sorry! My last email was so disjointed! I was trying to 
> speak it using Siri.
> Dave, I'm very sorry to hear about your poor experience. Remember though, 
> your girlfriend did not cut it off with you because of blindness. You have 
> to go through the bad fish I eat heartbreak to get to the good ones. 
> Better luck next time.
> Jessica
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 6, 2013, at 6:53 PM, "Dave Webster" <dwebster125 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>       Hi my name Is Dave.  I havent tried any of the dating websites but 
>> have had some long distance relationships and had problems.  One person I 
>> was with payed for my plane ticket out there and then a few weeks later 
>> broke off the relationship.  I think she ended up talking to someone 
>> else. it really hurt a lot.  Honestly I think that the likelihood of me 
>> finding someone is pretty much zero.  with my bipolar and mental illness 
>> and stuff I probably could find someone but it would have to be a person 
>> who really understands stuff.  terri broke the relationship off because 
>> she said that there were some things that she didn't think she could 
>> handle.  I won't say specifically on the list what they were but.   If 
>> any of you want to talk to me off the list let me know.  I've got skype 
>> and all of that so. Just let me know.      Thanks.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Jessica Kostiw
>> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 3:38 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Cc: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] dating online web sites
>>
>> I met my husband on match.com in 2010. We have been happily married for 
>> over a year! Back in 2010, I did pretty much what Sherry did. I did not 
>> overtly state my blindness, but stated it in a back-and-forth message 
>> very shortly after I had met him. Also, I apparently had some reference 
>> to a guy dog in my profile. I don't even remember what it was talking 
>> about, but my husband picked up on it. My blindness didn't phase him in 
>> the least. As it turns out, though his mom is still very cited, she has 
>> glaucoma and will soon lose her vision as well. I guess Innoway, don't 
>> sell people short. Maybe there is a girl out there just like my husband. 
>> Someone who knows someone who can't see who doesn't really care.
>>
>> As far as accessibility, match.com was amazing! I don't really remember 
>> anything being on accessible. I had also tried eHarmony. I didn't like 
>> it. I felt that it was just a bunch of pointless questions that have to 
>> time I didn't even know the answer.
>>
>> I think people pick up on you. If you are not ashamed, and if you are 
>> pretty confident… Or at least express it… People will follow. Good luck! 
>> Best thing I ever did! Any advice needed, or if you need anything let me 
>> know.
>> Jessica
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 6, 2013, at 1:17 PM, "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I tried Eharmony for a year. This was about five years ago. It was 
>>> fairly
>>> accessible, though a bit tedious and not intuitive web site. I didn't 
>>> come
>>> out and say I am blind, like hi, I have brown hair, and am five feet 
>>> tall
>>> and I'm blind. But I did say in a comments area that I had a guide dog 
>>> and
>>> that any potential matches would need to like dogs. I didn't want it to 
>>> be
>>> something hidden, like I was ashamed of it, and I didn't want to have to
>>> broach the subject later. This way, they knew, but I didn't make it
>>> something important, like my hair color. Think my picture had my dog 
>>> with me
>>> in harness too, as that was the only digital picture I had.
>>>
>>> Sherry
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria
>>> Whipple
>>> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:00 AM
>>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] dating online web sites
>>>
>>> Hi Justin,
>>>
>>> Here is one you might be interested in.
>>>
>>> www.dating4disabled.com
>>>
>>> Gloria Whipple
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
>>> williams
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 09:46
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] dating online web sites
>>>
>>> Does anyone no what the most accessible dating web online site is?
>>> Also, should I tell the folks on there about my blindness in the 
>>> profile?
>>> The way my eyes look in photos, it can be noticeable if you look 
>>> closely.
>>> Thanks for you help.
>>>
>>>
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