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

[Chris Nusbaum]

See you in Dallas!!

Chris Nusbaum
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"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:36:40 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Dating & Sighted-Blind-Low Vision

You met this guy, that you're dating now, in person.
Those relationships are the ones that usually last!
To respond to Nimer's point about not going to the NFB 
conventions
just to meet someone, I agree, and wasn't implying that.
What I was saying, is that you still could meet someone, as a 
result
of attending one.
Just go, to connect with other blind people, and find some great 
deals
on technology!
That's why I'm going, again!
Blessings, Joshua

On 3/22/12, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
 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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