[Blindtlk] Blindness and Singleness

[Mike Freeman]

Actually, there are no guarantees. But you know it's a near -certainty that if you don't get out and about, it will be difficult to meet people of either sex. 
Mike freeman 

On Sep 9, 2013, at 2:48, "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Think of it as having to find quality over quantity.  Just go to cultural
> events and activity groups where the theme is something you both have in
> common, and then it will work.  Remember, quality over quantity. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jason
> Terryn
> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 11:42 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Blindness and Singleness
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> Thanks for all the helpful advice, critiques, and comisseration.
> 
> Bernadetta, you have a point: I know of several blind girls who deliberately
> wanted to date sighted guys because it's more convenient for them. They
> wanted someone who could drive, for one thing. I think that can be an issue
> with sighted women too.
> 
> Mark, your description of your experiences dating in college sounds right
> about like my current dating life. I do have a tendency to screw everything
> up by overthinking. I hope I do grow more confident with age. I've tried
> very hard to portray myself as a well-rounded and competent person who just
> happens to be blind. However, I am naturally more introverted and sometimes
> I feel like being blind puts more pressure on me to be extra-confident and
> bold, despite the fact that charisma has never been my strongest point. But
> that is an area I could use some improvement.
> 
> Justin and Judy, thanks for the good reminder. I do believe God has the best
> plan for me and I guess I just need to trust him with it.
> 
> So it seems like the consensus is: we have it harder in the dating arena
> than the average sighted person, but it's not a hopeless situation and I
> should toughen up and keep plodding on with the realization that I may
> experience more rejections than most sighted people before I meet the right
> person. I really appreciate all the suggestions and encouragement. I guess I
> should probably branch out a little in my search for the right woman. Up
> till now I've primarily been looking at church and similar events. I'm
> currently looking into some online dating sites and may end up giving one or