Would you marry a blind/deaf person?

[Chasing-The-Light]

I'd marry someone who was deaf or blind. Not taking a chance with someone like them would be like not giving someone a chance because they have blonde hair. Or green eyes. .... Alright... there is a bit of a difference between the two, but my point is, is that writing someone off just because of something they can't really change is just fickle.

I would feel like there were some negative parts to it, such as a blind girl never knowing what I really look like. Or a deaf girl never being able to hear what I sound like. But on the other hand, it does offer the chance to get to know someone who sees the world in a completely different way than you. I think that would be very interesting.

Long story short. Yes, I would marry someone who was blind/deaf.

I've dated and loved a blind girl before. There's absolutely nothing wrong with them - they're people, and they have a disability that may be like any other little hitch we have - a bad temperament, a bad leg, sensitivity to light, flat feet, asthma, allergies, skin conditions, phobias, neuroses- generally anything that we can construe as a inconvenience - but as any living thing, we just deal with them and cope as best we can.

It would make absolutely no difference at the end of the day should you marry someone with a disability- to the way you two could possibly love one another.

Sometimes there are benefits even - being with a blind girl, I had the fortune of being with someone who was more sensually focused, and she was terribly frank with me about anything and incredibly down to earth - I suppose not being able to see (or see well) doesn't give you a lot of room to be terribly pretentious. She still is very frank and upfront as we still keep in touch.

I'm not sure if we're actually agreeing or if you completely got the wrong idea from my post...

 

[Daddy Go Bot]

Can't say I would, but that's only enforced by the fact I don't believe in marriage.

 

[BrailleOperatic]

No. Blind people are stupid, and braille is a dumb alphabet.

Gimme a girl with two eyes to see with any day.

 

[Unstable Ark]

I wouldn't mind, I guess it depends on the person. They still got personality there somewhere, so that's where I focus my attraction.

The idea is intriguing me...Is sign language tough to learn? I'll need a small notepad...

 

[dyre]

Blind isn't too big a deal, but it'd be really annoying reading sign language from a deaf person. I'm not saying it's completely out of the question, but I can't even see myself dating a deaf person, let alone getting to the marriage stage :\

 

[anANGRYkangaroo]

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Completely off topic, but damn you! Thats the third time your avatar has gotten me to try to wipe the bug off my screen

 

[RatRace123]

I don't judge people based on their disabilities, I judge them based on their worth as a human being, by which of course I mean how attractive they are based on societal norms.

That's just the kind of caring, deeply romantic guy I am.

 

[technoted]

Never really thought about it, I'd assume that I would though.

 

[synobal]

I've dated a young lady in a wheel chair, it wasn't as hard as you'd think, and even had some benefits. Also there are obvious benefits with a blind woman, or even a deaf one.

 

[MadarseLizard]

Them being blind would probably help my chances.

Edit: Thinking about it, so would them being deaf.

 

[Gaiseric]

Honestly? No. It would be difficult for a blind person to share my love of guns and shooting. And with a deaf person I think communication difficulties would be an issue for me.

Mostly it is because I don't think I'd do well in a relationship like that and that wouldn't be fair to the hypothetical partner. Maybe I'm just selfish and shallow, but I just don't think it would work.

 

[Novijen]

I'd date and marry either.

Love is blind, and any who cuts out people just because of stupid things like that don't know the people they miss out on.

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

I'm a musician and an artist. So, call me shallow but... no. Without the ability to pour my heart out to the fullest of my capacity through image and sound, I would not be facilitated to treat them how I wanted to, considering their disabilities. So, no. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite good friend with a blind person in my TAFE class, but... I just couldn't take it. It would honestly break my heart.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

I wouldn't marry anyone. So, no.

I'd be friends with them, though. As close to a friend as I can manage.

 

[TakeyB0y2]

If I were with a blind person, I'd have no reason to feel insecure about my appearance, so yay!

Sure there are. Plenty of reasons. Like: Would she still love me if she could see me? Let that one rattle around in your brain every day for a couple of decades and see if it doesn't mess with your head.

Welllll, er... Um... Uh... Erk... Guh. Okay, I guess you got me there. That would suck, having that on my mind all the time. Although, unless they find a cure for blindness (go stem cells!) I wouldn't have to worry about the answer any time soon.

 

[OpticalJunction]

If I loved them, of course.

 

[infohippie]

Would I? Hell, I'm counting on marrying a blind woman.
Ok, ok, all joking aside, I think I would. It would make some things difficult though, in particular sharing things I love. I love listening to music and playing (badly) music myself, which I couldn't share with a deaf woman. Watching anime with a blind woman would likewise be impossible, especially since I dislike dubbed anime.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

No. Blind people are stupid, and braille is a dumb alphabet.

Gimme a girl with two eyes to see with any day.

I presume this is supposed to be a bitterly ironic post, considering your forum name?

 

[Jedoro]

I'd prefer deaf so we could go shooting together, but neither by itself is a dealbreaker.

 

[Lizardon]

I would. If I loved them, I wouldn't care.

However I don't think I'd ever get to the point in a relationship where I could marry a deaf person, since I don't know sign language.