[Blindtlk] Online Dating

[Jessica Reed]

First, I am a huge advocate for online dating! I meant my now husband in 2010 through match.com. We have been married for three years and have one daughter. Be very careful though, I think the bigger elephant in the room is why hasn't he told you his name yet?

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> On May 23, 2015, at 11:28 PM, "robin.beautifullyblind--- via blindtlk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Sherry!
> 
>> On May 23, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Sherry Gomes via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> All advice I've ever read for this kind of thing says you should meet him
>> there, don't let him take you anywhere and have a trusted friend somewhere
>> nearby to watch and to give you feedback on the guy. Be careful but have
>> fun.
>> 
>> Sherry
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> robin.beautifullyblind--- via blindtlk
>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 9:15 PM
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>> Cc: robin.beautifullyblind at ymail.com
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Online Dating
>> 
>> You both bring up good points. I was thinking of asking a friend to be an
>> observer in the background. I will just tell him that I would feel
>> comfortable if I at least knew his name and had a picture before meeting.
>> 
>>>> On May 23, 2015, at 8:58 PM, Judy Jones via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I would just simply ask him for a picture.
>>> 
>>> Also, an acquaintance I knew where we used to live said that her daughter
>> does background checks on the guys she would plan to date.  Sounds smart in
>> this day and age.
>>> 
>>> Judy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: robin.beautifullyblind--- via blindtlk
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 8:23 PM
>>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: robin.beautifullyblind at ymail.com
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Online Dating
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>>  I hope this doesn't sound crazy, but I'm stuck and in need of
>> suggestions. I am completely blind, and have started online dating. Someone
>> to whom I have been talking to for a week and a half wants to meet for
>> coffee. The problem is that he has no pictures on his profile and I don't
>> know his last name. I am trying to play it safe. A picture says a thousand
>> words about a person. So, my question, how can I ask him for a picture?
>> Thanks in advance for your help!
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