Words Of Wisdom For Disabled Dating

August 15, 2010 by  
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Dating may be a nerve wracking experience for all of us, but this is especially true if you’re disabled. Nowadays, social networking sites such a MySpace and Facebook are the modern day allegory of the old meet and greet.   These sites could help you in getting to know people, with the added benefit of not having to actually meet them face to face. But whatever method you opt to meet people, there are some basic tips to making dating easier. The following strategies are especially designed for disabled dating.

For starters, it’s important to focus your attention on your date, and not your disability. You will be anxious and insecure if you are always thinking about your disability. If you are continuously locked on your disability, you could draw more attention to it when you’re on your date. A lot of people fret about it to the level that they make the mistake of trying to impress their date by concealing all their imperfections.  You need your date to like you for who you are, so you must never try to put on a fake persona to impress someone.

You even want to figure out how to tell the difference between concern and pity. People who’ve never dated a person with disabilities can be unaware of that person’s capabilities, and that can be misunderstood as pity. You want to empathize and not get defensive, since it’s just a result of them being nervous and unsure. 

It also helps to be strong enough to laugh at yourself, especially in those strange moments. Being able to laugh at yourself will help to ease the stress and anxiety of the date, and will also show the person your sense of humor.  Work and find a particular comfort level at the very beginning of the date. This could help to keep things flowing smoothly, and cut down on the number of awkward moments.

Getting comfortable and taking your time talking to your disabled date is also very vital. Though you have to never give up too much personal information, especially on the first date. You need to establish a large level of trust with people before you start revealing personal details about your life. With this you will lower your risk of being taken advantage of. You have to remember that you can’t trust people until you get to recognize them.

You even need to bear in mind that just because you’re disabled, that doesn’t mean you have to settle. You have the right to date someone that you’re actually interested in. By just settling for the first person who presents a little interest, you are depriving yourself of the chance to find your true match. You also need to be frank with yourself at all times. Remember that merely because you happen to possess a disability, doesn’t mean you don’t deserve happiness. Bear in mind, the first date is just a tryout to find out if you have anything in common with the other person.

It’s additionally never intelligent to have too much to drink on the first date. Drinking too much will affect your judgment, causing you to make poor decisions and take risks. Don’t provide someone an opening to take advantage of you and your status. 

Listening to your feelings is perhaps the most important dating for disabled tip of all. If you get a gut feeling that dating a certain person is bad or not safe, then you need to follow that instinct, even if it means leaving the date early. If you bear these tips in mind, then you can better your likelihood of meeting that someone special.

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