[blparent] Blind dating

[Kate McEachern]

I hear you. LOL
Kate


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On Jul 14, 2013, at 2:15 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:

> 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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>> > Gabe Vega
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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
>> > > Message-ID: <E95A6DF505CB4137862989449C50C462 at HP30910210001>
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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!
> 
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