•don’t constantly try and understand how they see. I’ll gladly volunteer that info to people I’m comfortable with who still don’t understand, though.

•blind jokes can be done in good taste, but make sure they’re okay with it. This is also a thing that may vary depending on how comfortable with you they are.

•I love when my sighted partner voluntarily takes me places I need to go beings I can’t drive. He’s never made me feel like a burden for it once, and we live at least an hour and a half from all my family.

•understand there’s some things that are indeed very simple, given you have the acuity for it. There’s stuff that even I had no idea would be difficult as my eyesight got worse, and being attentive shows that you pay attention and care.

•given the above statement, it’s also important that odds are, they don’t want to be babied. Don’t assume that we can’t do something. (My oldest brother has the same condition I do and he’s at new game x10 or something on Dark Souls)

•try to avoid answering questions with head nods and shakes. Also hand gestures and such. Someone could be giving me the death stare and flipping me off and if they’re more than a few feet away I wouldn’t know.

•one thing my partner does is he has magnification gestures in his phone for when he wants to show me a meme or whatever else and Disney need to be asked to do it.

•they may like being helped in public. I know it sounds rude but if partner loses track of me at the store he does a single whistle and I follow it to find him. It’s embarrassing having to look around lost as an almost 20 y.o when I can’t find my ‘eyes’. I have had literal panic attacks in the grocery store going up to people thinking I know them.

I hope this helps , but be mindful to not try and be everything all at once. Don’t overdo it, and best of luck!

Just treat him like you would any other person you're interested in. :) Blindness isn't a personality trait. He'll let you know if he needs anything out of the ordinary. Also, good luck! :)

As the sighted partner-- when you two go out together, be prepared for funny looks or "I'll pray for you"s or "and what will he be having?" bullshit. Negotiate plans ahead of time for these scenarios. These are whens, not ifs.

I am legally blind and my boyfriend is fully blind, so for me it’s kind of best of both worlds. it was a learn curve for sure but we make do. I’d love to talk with you about this stuff in PM :)

I believe relationships work best as an equal partnership, but equal can be just equal value and does not need to be identically equal or perfectly equal.

So if you are bringing your sight skills to the relationship, e.g. on a day out to a sculpture gallery you could be looking at signs, navigating through unfamiliar spaces; then leave space for them to bring something, could be anything, e.g. sandwiches, research on the artists, insights into the tactile nature of the sculpture.

You will default to bringing sight to the joint activities but they could be bringing the vision.

I am low vision and my fiancé has good vision.

What seems to work for us is she lets me be independent and not try to as she says clip my wings. However if she sees me struggling or at this point something she knows is hard for me she is more then happy to help me. She also will ask before jumping in.

Some of the things she helps me with however this is very much us. Would be reading overhead restaurant menus subtitles on tv shows if there is no dv etc.

The other piece that has helped is she is really good about understanding and getting used to things like described video and the talking guide on my tv.

Ask if your not sure of something. I'm low vision and I dated a guy in high school who had no vision. I learned a lot about how he perceived things and my current partner is sighted and we've learned so much about each others vision.

Ask if they need something, dont insist they need it.

Remember they can do everything you can including things sighted people rely on sight to do. Such as watching movies, enjoying parks. Working out etc.

Hi, a friend depends upon her partner for most things, even for things that she can do independently. To say the least, her partner is tired of her attitude. She can get up and get her plate, she can meet him in places, and she can clean accidents, but ever since they started going out she stopped doing these things because it’s easier, faster, and more convenient for her when he is there.