[nabs-l] Dating & Sighted-Blind-Low Vision

[Beth]

I'm currently dating a blind man right now that I met at Colorado 
Center for the Blind.  We've been together for nearly two years.  
I'vfe dated online, and I actually found someone who used to be 
on this list, but we fizzled out after two months.  Then, I tried 
Craig's List, not a good choice because I had guys that I wasn't 
sure would fit the bill.  I've dated a sighted guy or two, and 
had a crush on several other sighted guys, but they openly 
rejected me, which bothered me.  The rejections were a result of 
me being the only blind person in the school who wasn't "special 
ed", if you know what I mean.  I honestly was not fitting in at 
the regular ed level as far as ating went.  My parents forbade me 
from dating, and now that I'm with this guy, I'm having culture 
clashes.  For instance, he wants to marry a cousin, which is 
illegal in the United States depending on how close you are with 
the cousins you say you want to marry.  I'm trying to discourage 
the cousin marriage because it's not legal and it could result in 
defective children.  HE has a total defect in his eyes that could 
mean the difference between being single for life and being 
married to someone who might not understand the alternative 
techniques of blindness.  For me, I don't think I see myself with 
anyone else because he understands, but any other Muslim man 
might not support me because of both blindness and a secondary 
mental illness that came about as a result of my parents' fickle 
parenting.  Just my thoughts.
Beth
 ----- Original Message -----
From: Robin <robinmel71 at earthlink.net
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:47:45 -0700
Subject: [nabs-l] Dating & Sighted-Blind-Low Vision

Hello to everyone,
I am just wondering if anyone has had any experience with online
dating and if so what sites would you recommend? What experiences
have you had with dating sighted people vs dating blind people? I
look forward to hearing your stories.


I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad.
Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is 
vague,
like a breeze among flowers.
Hellen Keller


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