[blparent] Blind dating

[melissa R green]

I agree that there has to be more than disability in common with someone.
I know they have things for everything else, so why not a site for people 
with disabilities to meet and date or hook up, or whatever.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marla Wertman" <mwertman72 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind dating


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!
> >
> >
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