[blparent] Been a while

[Michelle Creedy]

That's really interesting. Perhaps it does have something to do with having
had vision. Very interesting dynamic.

Michelle


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I'm not sure if my prior vision has anything to do with it, but I find that
it is the opposite for me. I've had great results with cited women, it is
when it comes to blind women, but I seem to fail. Strange isn't it?

Gabe Vega
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On Jul 11, 2013, at 3:01 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Meeting a life partner is not a simple thing. Not for blind people and 
> not for sighted people either. It involves being in the same place at 
> the same time as someone who you love and who loves you equally, and 
> who wants the same things in life that you want. If it were easy, 
> online dating sites would not exist or at least would not be as 
> profitable and numerous as they are. I think finding a life partner is 
> much more complicated than pursuing a course of study or a career, 
> because meeting a life partner depends on both you and that other 
> person. Add blindness into the equation and you will find that some 
> sighted folks unfortunately won't consider you as a possible partner 
> for them, so that limits your options. I am blessed to be in a 
> wonderful relationship now, but before that I, like most people, 
> struggled to find someone who I both wanted to be with and who also 
> wanted to be with me. I completely agree that it is easiest to find a 
> partner after you have become comfortable with yourself first.
> Best,
> Arielle
> 
> On 7/11/13, Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S <theblindtech at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Your email was good and all, but you wrote it to the wrong person. 
>> Kate did not write this comment, Rebecca did. And I repeated, go meet 
>> someone if you want someone. It's that easy.
>> 
>> Gabe Vega
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> CEO
>> Commtech LLC
>> The leader of computer support, training and web development services
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>> 
>> On Jul 11, 2013, at 2:33 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter 
>> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Wow, I've seen some pretty ridiculous responses here, but this takes 
>>> the cake. What a stupid, careless thing to say. We all have a 
>>> personal journey in life, and we all encounter situations, like 
>>> meeting a life partner, in our own way in our own time. Excuse the 
>>> language, but to say, "go meet someone. It's like anything else you 
>>> want," is one of the most dumb-ass comments I've seen on here in a
while.
>>> 
>>> Sorry, Michelle, for such an insensitive comment.
>>> 
>>> Bridgit
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Message: 8
>>> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:36:39 -0700
>>> From: "Michelle Creedy " <michelle.creedy at gmail.com>
>>> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Been a while
>>> Message-ID: <01d301ce7e65$95ca41a0$c15ec4e0$@gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
>>> 
>>> Who said I'm not trying to do that? It's not black and white always. 
>>> Not the most empathetic response I'm afraid eh?
>>> 
>>> Michelle
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Star Gazer
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 11:15 AM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Been a while
>>> 
>>> So Michelle, go meet someone. It's like anything else you want.
>>> 
>>> 
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