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Are you blind? Are you single or dating? Upworthy wants to talk to you! (self.Blind)
submitted by itsamandapell
Upworthy is in the process of developing a series of stories with the goal of combatting some common stigmas associated with blindness. For this article, we're looking into what blind people would like sighted people to know about dating while blind.
Interested in giving a quote? Comment below or email me at amanda.pell@upworthy.com!
Interested in giving a quote? Comment below or email me at amanda.pell@upworthy.com!
jomamma2 6 points 6y ago
Went blind while dating someone - we eventually got married...
MaybeSuicidalRaptor 3 points 6y ago
I'm deaf, going blind and engaged to a blind man who went blind 18 years ago by a gunshot.
I also wrote a book on how sighted can interact with the blind and vi. Its an important topic to have a conversation about.
I also wrote a book on how sighted can interact with the blind and vi. Its an important topic to have a conversation about.
wilmotwillnot 2 points 6y ago
I'm not currently dating however I have never dated another person who is visually impaired/blind but being gay too makes life even more complicated, i would be happy to give you more information if you are interested :)
Faldorn 2 points 6y ago
Tell me about it. I was told I was going to go blind a few years ago. I was freaked out I would end up old and alone in some room as it was probably hard enough to date while blind not to mention blind and gay. I was just sad and going negative though. Keep your chin up people! If you are positive and good to those around you you'll find someone. It just takes time. :)
Vaelian 1 points 6y ago
I'm 34, have been legally blind my entire life, totally blind for 2.5 years, and have never dated anyone other than paid escorts. I do attribute my lack of success with the opposite gender exclusively to my disability, because before losing my sight I was extremely independent, having worked since I was 17.
The closest thing I had to a relationship was an Internet thing with a 17 year old girl when I was 20, who proceeded to run away a year later after learning that I was visually impaired. At the time I worked as a systems analyst for a big company and was fully independent, but I never told her about my visual impairment, because I didn't feel that it was a problem myself and didn't think it was important to her, so I guess I kind of defrauded her expectations. She never told me why she ran away, not even 8 years later, when I contacted her again in hopes to actually meet her and discuss the subject to bring myself some closure, but when I noticed that things were going wrong she told me that she had radically changed her mind after learning something about me, and since my visual impairment was the only thing about which I wasn't straight forward with her, it could only be it. If she ran away thinking that she might wind up becoming a caretaker she was absolutely right to do so, because blindness has made me extremely dependent.
The closest thing I had to a relationship was an Internet thing with a 17 year old girl when I was 20, who proceeded to run away a year later after learning that I was visually impaired. At the time I worked as a systems analyst for a big company and was fully independent, but I never told her about my visual impairment, because I didn't feel that it was a problem myself and didn't think it was important to her, so I guess I kind of defrauded her expectations. She never told me why she ran away, not even 8 years later, when I contacted her again in hopes to actually meet her and discuss the subject to bring myself some closure, but when I noticed that things were going wrong she told me that she had radically changed her mind after learning something about me, and since my visual impairment was the only thing about which I wasn't straight forward with her, it could only be it. If she ran away thinking that she might wind up becoming a caretaker she was absolutely right to do so, because blindness has made me extremely dependent.
rkingett 1 points 6y ago
where is this article? where can it be found?
napoleon88 1 points 6y ago
I am blind from birth and a professional. I have dated a blind girl and have had flings with sighted girls. Happy to chat, I'm in late 20s. Also, being blind and having kinks makes things far more difficult IMHO.
FarkasNemet 1 points 6y ago
Visually impaired 18 year old college student. Would be happy to participate if you're still looking for data
k00l_m00se 1 points 6y ago
Sure, why not. I'm a recently severely visually impaired 16 year old
itsamandapell [OP] 1 points 6y ago
Can you email me a little bit about yourself and your experience? Just a brief intro would be great - amanda.pell@upworthy.com. Thanks!
k00l_m00se 1 points 6y ago
Yep. I will when I get a free period later
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