• eestileib@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    I use a wheelchair a lot. I used to be shy about it and try to come up with a way to have the first time someone saw me be on my feet.

    Now I’m the other way around, I want prospective lovers to see me in my chair first. Learned that if they can’t get past that, it’s not gonna work.

    I’m meeting much nicer people. And I’m actually doing better at meeting people at parties.

    Crazy how being comfortable with a mobility device is more appealing than leaning on a cane with a pained expression on your face. 😲

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      4 days ago

      Do you have advice for meeting people? My cousin is having to use a wheelchair now, and she says as soon as guys find out, they’re gone.

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      5 days ago

      Were people generally accepting of your ambulatory wheelchair status? In my experience people assume that if I have a wheelchair I must be super-glued to it at all times, and make weird comments if I ever stand up

      • eestileib@sh.itjust.works
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        5 days ago

        Yeah, people have been super cool about it at furry stuff and kink stuff. But both of those scenes attract people who are able to understand that you can’t fit everybody in a box.

        • Enkrod@feddit.org
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          4 days ago

          Funny, because the kinkies and furries I know would love a chance to squeeze as many people as possible into the smallest space available and call that a good cuddle.