[Blindtlk] Online Dating

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good mornibng,

At times people date the ol' fashioned waym, in person, a background 
check, I'm pretty sure, doesn't happen unless there's some cause?
CarAt 10:17 AM 5/24/2015, Judy Jones via blindtlk wrote:
>The scary thing about all this is that a clever 13-year-old could 
>get online and pretend to be anybody.  I know there are successful 
>relationships that have started with online dating, but one can't be 
>too careful.  I still say, go with a background check.
>
>Judy
>
>
>-----Original Message----- From: Ray Foret Jr via blindtlk
>Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 9:13 PM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>Cc: Ray Foret Jr
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Online Dating
>
>Picture worth a thousand words?  I think not:  at least to me.  To 
>me, the picture, however good or bad it may look, is worse than 
>useless.  To me, it's the voice that says it all.  Believe me, you 
>can tell way more about a person just by listening to what they 
>say:  and, much more importantly, the way they say what they 
>say.  As a vinyl record I once heard in my childhood says,
>"Your voice is an individual possession.  No one else has one just 
>like it. This is true because of your particular physical make up, 
>and the manner in which you use your voice.  Your voice usually 
>reflects your state of mind, and, and reflects your personality.  In 
>fact, your voice is you."
>IF, though, you feel the picture is that important, you should have 
>him put one up and if he doesn't know how, be willing to help in this.
>
>
>Sincerely,
>The Constantly Barefooted Ray
>
>Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user!
>
>Sent from my Mac,
>the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in
>
>>On May 23, 2015, at 9:23 PM, robin.beautifullyblind--- via blindtlk 
>><blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>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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