Would You Consider Dating a Severely Disabled Person?

All of the time I see people discussing their or others' relationships. I see or hear about their dates, past relationships, trips or activities they do together and even about their intimacies. I hear about their love, fears, joys, and sadness. I hear about normal human activities and desires.

People start dating in their early teens as they build their experience with a few or several boyfriend / girlfriend relationships. By college-age, people are either well-versed in the art of romance or experimenting. Many get engaged, married and/or pregnant by their early twenties. By their mid-twenties, many are married and settled down. By their late twenties or early thirties, still more are by now married and settled with kids or divorced and either taking a break or back in the dating game By their late thirties and into their forties, their kids are adults and having kids of their own, a full circle of life and progeny.

You're probably wondering why I used the third person pronoun "they". This is because I do not consider myself to be a part of society, at least not in the romance, dating ritual or intimate relationship sense. Let's face it, the world's number one interest is dating, marriage, love and sex. It's everywhere and not just TV or magazines but also the frequent topic among friends.

Now, what would you do if you were in your thirties and never had these experiences? Just think about it. I bet you can't imagine life without these life experiences and emotions. That's okay because it's part of being human.

You see, I'm disabled. I have Duchene's Muscular Dystrophy, a severe, progressive disability and have needed to use a wheelchair since I was age 8. I'm 31 and never had an intimate relationship.

Yes, I do like women and am heterosexual. I've asked several women out over the years and have been rejected every time. First, I'll go over a quick synopsis of my failed endeavors. No names though.