I think we ladies have an easier time of it because of unspoken societal expectations of female fragility. Then again dating is always easier for women I'm sorry to say.

I'm also sorry you got dumped.

If I could give some unsolicited advice, my best dates were always with people in the healthcare field. People who are prescreened to be compassionate humans and better educated about the spectrum of abilities. Be upfront but in a positive way. Spin it.

Example) Seeking independent single woman who don't need no man, but still wants one. Want a man whose eyes won't wander? I'm your guy. I'm young. I'm spry. And I can get us some primo parking when we go out on dates. Yes ladies I am blind. Take a walk with me on the dark side and let's get to know each other.

Insert stuff about actual interests and hobbies.

End example.

Yes, it's super silly but girls like it when a guy is confident enough to joke about himself. Plus it's so much more interesting than the billion other dating profiles that all say the same thing such as "I like videogames and sarcasm." Hopefully you'll meet someone who will appreciate all the other wonderful parts of you! Good luck!

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I just want to point out that if she left you because you went blind, you're better of.

for me I dated two women, 3 guys, when I came out as gay, all of them sighted, my first bf was Long distance, the second was closeted gay and had mild autism. the third was just 3 weeks and mainly sex, went to high school with him.
now with my bf of 5 years, who's also blind. Oh yeah gay male also

I’m sorry to hear that, it’s sad that some people end the relationship because of somebody’s disability. I have had personal experience of this, I have Joubert syndrome which means I am visually impaired and on the autistic spectrum, my ex dumped me saying she couldn’t cope when she chose to have five kids I didn’t choose to be born with my disabilities. Now I’ve got a boyfriend and we have been together for six months, he is fully sighted but he is also on the autistic spectrum and I feel that I finally found somebody who understands me perfectly. I’ve learnt that people who don’t accept me on worth my time anymore. I hope you find somebody who loves you for who you are soon

Been alright for me, I'm completely blind. Well I'll be honest, it hasn't been, but thats not to do with my blindness I don't think. I just lack confidence lmao.

Don't be discouraged. If anyone leaves you because of your disability, they aren't the one for you.

I am legally blind, not totally blind, but it is depressing for me also. I almost never date because I don't know where to meet anyone and then not picking up on visual cues makes it harder and also not driving makes it extra hard because I don't know where I can even go.

I wish I could go back in time to relive HS and college because with my current knowledge I would just socialize more then. You're thrown right into a big group of people at those times. Even then some may just not want to date someone with a vision problem, though, but I'm sure a lot would not care.

I've always found it okay as a gay man only dating sighted people.

You just have to stay confident and persistent. Accept rejecttion and move on. I went blind suddenly, but used the training I was receiving in assistive tech/screen readers to maintain my OkCupid profile, put that I was blind as the first line, and messaged profiles that I found interesting. I went on a date with my partner back in 2014, we clicked, and we got married last year. I did my best to not let the blindness get in the way, and even wrote a dating primer that I would send to people before we met to help answer their questions on date logistics.

My wife and I are also poly/open, so we still date other people, and I've not had many issues meeting other partners through OkCupid, Tinder, and have even had luck with Facebook Dating. It's all about how you present yourself, your personality, and confidence. Don't hide behind the blindness and don't let it define you. My partners have enjoyed the unique perspective of dating someone who is blind and doesn't care about make-up or their looks, or whether they've tidied up their place, but they've also just looked past the blindness and treated me like their other dates. Understanding, accommodating where it was needed, and just working on feeling out general chemistry and connection. Don't let the bad dates scare you away from dating in general since then you might potentially miss out on a good match.

Date around, have fun, realize that people differ greatly and some are assholes as much as others are kind. Happens to everyone, disabled or not.

Just keep plugging away. I know it is difficult, but not impossible to find someone. I am 50 and have done OK. I have been in a 4+ year relationship with an amazing woman and she doesn’t look at my blindness as an issue. Don’t let your blindness define you. T I do suggest though when you’re speaking to someone leave your blindness till the last moment. Let them get to know who you are and also what helps is that you are as independent as possible. People are looking for a partner and not to be someone’s caregiver. And for those looking for employment in the United States. Look up your local commission of the blind and inquire about the business enterprise program.. different states may have other names for it, but it Hass to do with the Randolph Sheppard act..

From someone I know if you include in your bio that you are blind you will not get any matches.
This person was able to get matches when not including that he was blind on Tinder and be successful some of the time. It’s better to give yourself a small chance than no chance at all.

I am 40 years old never had a girlfriend and have moderate visual impairment. I will say as you get older "confidence" and all the other clichés women throw around become less and less relevant and it becomes all about how much money you make. Due to disability based prejudice my career is in the shitter.

I have been blind my whole life, and haven't really had any luck with dating. Now I grant it that part of it has to do with still living at my mom's home at age 29, part of it is due to my anxiety and depression, part of it is due to the fact that I don't have a career yet although I do have a university bachelor's degree.

I'm 38 male and never had any luck with the opposite gender, even when I had some sight and earned a decent income. The possibility of going totally blind, which ended up turning into a reality 6 years ago, scared people away. Eventually I just turned to prostitutes, which are legal but not regulated in my country, in hopes of finding someone with whom I identified and could rescue out of that life, and although I did find some people willing to commit to an exclusive relationship, particularly young college students, they were clearly only in it for the money, and would leave once they no longer needed me to pay their tuition and living expenses. This too stopped after I went blind, because my disability income is only 1/3 of my last salary, and although I have a sizable amount of money in the bank I'm saving it for a rainy day.