Dating a blind guy

Lioness Oyinbo

Dating a blind person does create a mutual understanding of day-to-day life and struggles, and you know with absolute certainty that the person is seeing you for you. Their first impression of you is strictly personality. I met Joe in January five years ago when we were both attending a weekend event called Taste of College where students who are blind or visually impaired tour various colleges together. I wish I did, though. The funny thing about it is that Joe remembers it like it happened just yesterday. We talked about that weekend just a few days ago, actually, and hearing Joe talk about it was kind of like someone telling me a story about how they met someone for the first time.

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Hello everybody, welcome to episode of Optimal Living Advice, the podcast where we take any questions you might have about the many struggles of life and get them answered for you here on the show. Very excited about this one on dating a blind person. I am struggling with many aspects of this, but perhaps the biggest one is addressing my unknown biases that I held against people with blindness — and disability in general.

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I hope it solves a few mysteries for you sighted people out there. Smell is also important. But like sighted women, blind women appreciate a man making an effort with their looks. So making the same effort as you would with a sighted woman is essential. Smell nice too.

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How Dating Works When You're Living with Blindness

If you have never dated a blind person before, you may be worried about how blindness and sexuality go together. You may not be sure what to do when the time comes to be intimate. Feeling like this is completely normal. You would probably feel the exact same way even if your partner had normal vision.

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