[blparent] Blind dating

[David Andrews]

Well I would say that we are all different, and what may seem obvious 
to me may not be so by others.  At different times in my lifE I have 
been interested in dating blind women only, sighted women only, or 
either.  I can't say my reasons were always right, or good, but they 
reflected where I was at the time.  In particular I supposed it had 
to do with my view of my blindness and how I related to others.

I think I have continued to grow and develop through my life and now 
consider myself open to most anything that comes along -- although it 
has been a veritable drout for a long time now (smile.)

Dave

At 01:01 PM 7/14/2013, you wrote:
>I agree with you Gabe. unfortunately I know some blind people who are
>only comfortable with other blind people whether it be dating or
>friendship.  I understand wanting to have things in common but just
>having blindness in common is not enough for me. I feel the same way
>about dating or being friends with people with other disabilities that
>being the only thing we have in common. I do have some blind friends but
>we are friends because we have other things in common.
>On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 10:51:10 -0700
>Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S <theblindtech at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've always sought a partner with common interests. Intelligence, 
> and even political views and/or faith. Whether they be blind, in a 
> wheelchair, or sighted. I've dated all three. I really don't 
> understand why blind people sometimes, seek out other blind people 
> specifically because they are blind. But to each his own I guess.
> >
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> > On Jul 14, 2013, at 10:45 AM, Bridgit Pollpeter 
> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I know they have dating services for Little People but not heard of
> > > services specific to other disabilities, though this doesn't mean they
> > > don't exist.
> > >
> > > I, to an extent, understand why some may want to meet someone with a
> > > similar disability, but on the flip side of the coin, do we limit our
> > > potential by only seeking out people who are similar? I think this
> > > applies to dating as much as it does to anything else in life. I mean,
> > > blindness is just one aspect of an individual. If a person can't see
> > > beyond the cane, so to speak, then they are probably not worth your
> > > time. I think we should pursue dating and relationships like we would
> > > anything else, with fair treatment and equality. This doesn't mean it's
> > > wrong to seek out and date other blind people. Hell, I'm married to
> > > another blind person, though I didn't seek this out, grin. But I say
> > > look beyond the conventions and out appearances to find a life-partner,
> > > and this applies to friends as much as a romantic partner.
> > >
> > > Bridgit
> > > Message: 5
> > > Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 15:50:15 -0600
> > > From: "melissa R green" <graduate56 at juno.com>
> > > To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [blparent] Been a while
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> > >
> > > so true.
> > > I only know of the friends that were unsuccessful in meeting anyone.
> > > Hmm, would be curious to know if there was a site for just singles with
> > > disabilities to meet each other.
> > > Years and years ago there was a place just for people with disabilies to
> > >
> > > meet each other.  Of course it was done by letters and the like. Lol!