Would you be with someone who is physically disabled?

I am wondering if you liked someone, you meet them by chance or have liked them for some time and they walk with a limp are noticably in pain. Would that stop you from starting a relationship with them? So I've had rheumatoid arthritis since I was 2 years old, I walk with a bit of a limp and on my bad days I can barely walk. I'm curious if you see someone, you find them attractive and they have a great personality but has a limp, would you still ask them out? I'm not gonna lie my chronic pain really messes with my head at times and I honestly feel that most men wouldn't want to be with me because of my chronic pain. I see myself as damaged good in all reality. So I just want to poke into the minds of others to see if it would impact how you feel about someone. Would you date someone who is physically disabled?

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WhateverWorks · 36-40

I personally wouldn’t. My own disability already creates a number of obstacles that I think an additional disability would make things too stressful/challenging for me, but I know lots of people with disabilities who work well with their partner who also has a disability. I’ve also dated plenty of non-disabled people who didn’t mind my disability.

I think really what it comes down to, in addition to the usual dating stuff that everybody goes through, is that it extra matters whether what they both want out of life is functionally compatible and if both people have compassionate, flexible attitudes My eyes suck. Obviously, even though he liked me as a person, things with the motorcycle hottie who ultimately really wants a partner he can ride and go shooting with wasn’t going to work out 🤭. Que sera sera! Present partner, we love each other as people, but also he drives a lot for work and is a very kind person, so me not being able to drive doesn’t impose on him.