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#134422 03/30/03 01:25 PM
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My trouble is, I can't find the right girl to date.I'm kinda shy 34 year old,i'm a Gentleman,which I think is a turn off to the girls.I'm in a powerchair. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

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#134423 04/06/03 02:50 PM
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Phil,

I don't think a man being a Gentleman is a turn off, but I do think a lot of younger women today don't know how to respond to that sort of treatment.

The best way to get a date, in my opinion, is to find someone you want to go out with and the two of you go do something you both enjoy. Just having activity time with others is a good way to warm up for more specific dating. The older we get, the more specific likes and dislikes we tend to have, and if you are comfortable expressing yourself, it makes the whole thing easier.

You will most likely have to educate people you meet about your disability and your chair. I do sex education work and one of the women at our group is in a chair and led the disability teaching session. She talked about how she really had to let guys she was interested in know how mobile she was or wasn't, and how much care she might need if they went out on a date. No one felt imposed upon suddenly and they were able to set activities where they both could participate.

There are some interesting things online too:
http://www.adaptivedancing.com/

- Rae

#134424 04/24/03 01:59 PM
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Phil, in my experience a good way to find the "right" person to date is if you already have something in common. Joining a club or society or something of this sort will introduce you to people who share your own interests. This will give you topics to talk about straight away - something which I find one of the hardest things when you initially go out with someone.


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