[blparent] Blind dating

[David Andrews]

People should not hold personal discussions on this and/or our other lists.

Dave

At 05:00 PM 7/14/2013, you wrote:
>Are you and him still together?
>Koby
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Jul 14, 2013, at 4:42 PM, Kate McEachern <kflsouth at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Oh, it's not. Nothing to say bout it, that's just life.
> > Kate
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jul 14, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> How Is your relation ship going with Gabe?
> >> Koby
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> On Jul 14, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Kate McEachern <kflsouth at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I hear you. LOL
> >>> Kate
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Gabe Vega
> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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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!
> >>>>