TheTwirler Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Thought I'd start a thread to see how people feel about this. If YOU were single and you met someone who you got on with and there was some romantic interest there, but they told you that they had a disability/condition which is likely to get worse with age and lead to problems in the future.. would it stop you from entering a relationship with this person? For the benefit of the question we'll say the sufferer could have Muscular Dystrophy or M.S. or a similar condition. They are in fine health at the moment but you know that if things work out you could end up married to someone who is totally dependent on being cared for in later life. I know that my opinion is I would probably crack on anyway and not let it cloud my judgment about whether the person is someone I want to share experiences and life with, but I'm interested to know what others think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickiethecat Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 If a woman was paralysed from the waist down it would certainly put me off dating her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some guy Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Honestly it would ultimately depend on the disability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 If a woman was paralysed from the waist down it would certainly put me off dating her. Have you done okay romantically despite being paralysed from the neck up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Why not? They can't help their disability.. Is it because they don't work? Except possibly volunteering in a charity shop for instance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doublesix Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Why not? They can't help their disability.. Is it because they don't work? Except possibly volunteering in a charity shop for instance? Eh ? whats that all about ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I suspect it has nothing to do with ability to work but more of an ability to have and enjoy sex. Presumably a woman who is paralysed from the waist down would have no sexual sensation either. I can see why this would put men off as a man paralysed from the waist down would put off a lot of women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I am just sick of people who hate disabled people for all the WRONG reasons IMO... If we could have some kind of wonderous operation on the NHS to make us able bodied, I'm sure most of us would willingly do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I am just sick of people who hate disabled people for all the WRONG reasons IMO... If we could have some kind of wonderous operation on the NHS to make us able bodied, I'm sure most of us would willingly do it! Eh? Where has anyone said that they hate disabled people? You've made a quantum leap from posters saying that they would not date someone with a certain disability to them hating the disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Aye, True Love knows no bounds (or disability) - simple as that. Regards Angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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