[Blindtlk] Online Dating

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Thank you for sharing Sherry. Under the about me section, I did put that I am a single, Christian woman who happens to be blind. 

> On May 24, 2015, at 12:00 PM, Sherry Gomes via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Some years ago, I signed up on one of the well-known online dating sites. I
> had a membership for about a year. On my profile, I had it very clearly
> stated that I am blind. I can't remember my exact words, but I did state
> that I had a guide dog, and my picture was a shot of me and my dog in
> harness walking on the GDB campus. I was working there at the time. Anyway,
> this site had a pretty involved process, in which one aspect was a series of
> questions you could choose from to ask potential matches. Two questions I
> always chose were how do you feel about pets, and how would you feel about
> your partner having friends of the opposite sex? I obviously had guide dogs,
> and I also have cats sometimes. My best friend is a guy. Both those things
> are nonnegotiable. You'd be surprised how many people those two questions
> eliminated. I did get as far as phone conversations with a couple guys, but
> it never went beyond that. the experience was fun in a way but frustrating
> too. If I'd gotten as far as wanting to meet someone in person, I'd have met
> them in a public place and would have had a sighted person I trusted be
> there in the background to observe. I did have people look at the potentials
> profiles and pictures.
> 
> Sherry
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy Jones
> via blindtlk
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 11:54 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Cc: Judy Jones
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Online Dating
> 
> Yes, you could very innocently mention in conversation, for instance, 
> something about a braille display, or a cane, and let him ask the question? 
> That would be one way to introduce the blindness topic.  Have you ever had 
> the topic of officially introducing yourselves and talking about yourselves?
> 
> Judy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Carly Mihalakis via blindtlk
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 10:58 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List ; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Carly Mihalakis
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Online Dating
> 
> Of course, be forthright about your blindness. if you guys end up
> meeting, you might not  want his  shock to color his experience of you?
>  If you have additional curiosities about meeting people from
> phone/  On-line dating services, don't hesitate to ask.
> Car
> 
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