[Faith-talk] Relationship issues

Wed May 10 21:11:46 UTC 2017

I've given up dating in a church, or even like a Christian male.  It's not
as if ladies are knocking down my door anyways.  Between the married ladies,
those in relasionships, and those that are not interested, I've found my
pickings in churches or in Christian circles very slim, especially amongst
those who had college degrees.  I've got two master's myself, and the ladies
who are considered young single professionals seem to look the blind man
off.   I've never fit well in most churches, and I've never really been able
to get to the places and into the situations where the ladies would take an
interest in me.  I've found very few opportunities to date period, and even
fewer within the confines of the faith.
 Justin

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Bill, I think this is likely worth discussing, though I suspect we have a
much too small sampling of people here to have a good discussion and am not
sure how best to keep it faith-related. :)

Speaking as a female (who is married), I will say that your approach comes
across quite eager and may scare off the type of women you are looking for.
Slow and steady is the name of the game. Kevin and I dated for two years,
primarily seeing each other as friends, before really being comfortable
speaking of our relationship in serious terms. We had been acquainted for
many years prior to the onset of our relationship at all. After things
bacame serious, it was another two years before we were married.

I can also say to you that Christian women want to see men living out their
faith actively. If you invite a lady to dinner, coffee, etc, which I highly
encourage over using distance dating, she will want to be familiar with your
life as you live it every day.

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Subject: [Faith-talk] Relationship issues

Good day, folks.  

I know the list hasn't been very active of late but there is something I
need to explore with all of you to see where it goes.  

I am concerned in general about the difficulties we face as blind and
visually impaired people when it comes to seeking romance, how to go about
it and how to know if a particular relationship is potentially viable, and
the ground rules, if any exist, for behavior within such a potential
relationship.  

I would appreciate your thoughts, experiences and prayers on this matter.  

It's something that has caused great frustration, as there seems to be
sparse attention paid to this issue.  

By the way, if any of you ladies would like by any chance like to explore
with me where something could go, please get back to me off list and we'll
touch base.  

Bill Outman 

Daytona Beach, Florida 

Email: woutman at earthlink.net 

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