#disabled dating

[a-little-revolution]

❤️ My partner (right, he/they, 24) and I (left, they/them, 27) just celebrated our 2nd anniversary!!!! ❤️

[ratgirl-mcsqueakers]

Average dating app interaction as a disabled person

I gotta laugh about it with yall so I don't cry lmao

[nagichi-boop]

Just discovered the term “interabled” and now I’m actively seeking posts, videos, whatever I can able interabled couples to try and make me feel a bit more hopeful about my dating chances. I’ve not found much, but I’m sure as hell gonna go digging to find stuff.

(Btw, interabled means that one person in a relationship is disabled and the other is able bodied.)

[kinuskikakku]

My number one dating standard is that the person is okay with dating a disabled person and understands what that entails.

Anyway I am still single at 32.

[ehditaan]

Ok yikes someone needs to date me quick. For half a second just now I honestly considered applying for the new season of love on the spectrum US. And yes I’m wildly aware of the problems with both that show and the Australian one. If anything that should show how much I am craving companionship and how terrible and intimidating I find dating to be that I would even entertain such a notion for a moment. I just find apps to be so useless. Even Hiki hasn’t worked out for me. I’ve rarely had luck building any kind of a connection with someone without feeling each other‘s vibe in person. And I also just don’t have the administrative skills to manage online dating successfully. I’ve tried to go out and do more and meet more people. And that’s been great and I’ve made some new friends which is definitely just as important to me. But it has been years since I actually had a relationship with somebody that was anything but casual. And I am craving that connection so badly. 

[belovedskies]

Would you date someone in a wheelchair?

Yes

No

Why wouldn't I?

I have

Voting ended onJan 21, 2023

[melaninmovesme]

[proobs-boobs]

I'm usually horny on this blog, but I wanted to see if anyone- who's disabled, can relate.

I became disabled pretty young. In the beginning, I was more focused on survival than things my peers were focused on. Dating, prom, applying to colleges were all luxuries I couldn't afford both financially or physically. Any time I had, I used it on staying alive and adjusting to my new lifestyle.

Now, that my disabilities are more manageable, I can finally take time to do all the selfish things I wanted to as a teen. One thing I looked most forward to was dating as an adult, and now that I'm in my 20's, it shouldn't be a problem, right?

Well, the thing is, all the years I spent living the sick life, I was convinced it was my end. When I didn't die, I didn't know what to do because I already accepted that it was going to happen. I became very depressed because I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. It was like I was brought back to my last savepoint, but none of my items came with me.

I figured that because I was a disabled woman with some serious physical and mental health issues, I was undesirable. I honestly still feel that way because what young 20 something person would date me, knowing full well I have all these issues. There's, of course, the dating portion, but what if I get sick or something? Would they take care of me or would they see me as a burden? Would they love me enough to nurse me, or would they just avoid trying to date me altogether so they wouldn't have to take up this responsibility? Would they fall out of love after watching myself have a flare for the first time?

When it comes to dating now, well, there is none. I've chosen to stay single for a few reasons, but one of them is I'm just afraid that I'll face rejection because of my disabilities before they even get a chance to know me.