[Blindtlk] Internet dating for the blind

[David Andrews]

Mike is right:

All the dating stuff tells you to meet a person at a public place the 
first time.  I am not a woman, but I can't imagine going to a guys 
house on the first meeting,.

Dave

At 11:39 AM 10/5/2006, you wrote:
>Jen:
>
>I'm going to disagree with Corey. If you can't figure out what your gut
>is telling you, HOLD OFF! My general experience is that peoples'
>instincts are far more often right than wrong. If your uncertainty is
>anything more than the usual "will he like me" sort, there's probably
>good reason, especially since you haven't met in person on neutral
>territory while engaging in some mutual interest.
>
>I'll tell you that your discussion of his traffic ticket leapt out at
>me! You say he had a traffic ticket 16 years ago. Unless he got the
>ticket when he first got his driver's license at sixteen, that makes him
>considerably older than you. At a minimum, he's five years older than
>you and while this isn't bad in and of itself, it does merit a raised
>eyebrow in my estimation, especially in that he is looking far from
>home. Ask yourself this: why are *you* having to go to meet him? Why
>isn't he coming to see you? And why is he dating so far afield?
>
>Also, how much do you *really* know about him? Do you have any mutual
>acquaintances?
>
>I'm not knocking Internet dating per se; I've done it. When handled
>carefully, it can work. But I kept my dating within twenty-five miles of
>home and when I dated a lady, we met on neutral territory most of the
>time.
>
>I know you must be lonely; I've been there. And sometimes it seems as
>though love will never come. You won't believe this but you will truly
>find romance when you aren't so desperate.
>
>Bottom line: I'd recommend holding off.
>
>Mike Freeman, aged almost 58
>
>On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, jaber37837 at cox.net wrote:
>
> > Thanks Corey
> >
> > I just wish I knew what it is trying to tell me.
> >
> > Jen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Corey Cook" <ccook55 at sc.rr.com>
> > To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Internet dating for the blind
> >
> >
> >> Jen go with your gut.
> >> I am glad your dad is taking you as he will be able to also get a feel for
> >> the guy.
> >> Internet dating is risky, but you need to trust your gut.
> >> You might be worried over nothing but then again sometimes we can just
> >> know
> >> things.
> >>
> >> Corey Cook
> >> ccook55 at sc.rr.com
> >> MSN; romans815 at earthlink.net
> >> AIM: goldadore922
> >> BLOG: http://www.xanga.com/ciu_nice_guy
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <jaber37837 at cox.net>
> >> To: "BlindTalk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:46 AM
> >> Subject: [Blindtlk] Internet dating for the blind
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi listers,
> >>
> >> I'm not sure if this is the proper place to discuss this, but I thought I
> >> would put it out there anyway.
> >>
> >> About a week or so ago, I had mentioned that I had met someone in New York
> >> who seems to be interested in me, and I have found a way to get there
> >> without causing an up-roar at home (I was worried about how my parents
> >> would
> >> react if I just took off).
> >>
> >> Well, I have arranged it so that my Dad will be bringing me to meet this
> >> guy. Sounds ok, right? He isn't thrilled, but he understands why it needs
> >> to
> >> be this way. I just can't help wondering if I'm wrong about him somehow.
> >> Of
> >> course, I think this way about everybody, even perfectly safe people. I've
> >> done a criminal back ground check on him, nothing there except for a
> >> traffic
> >> violation from sixteen years ago, he sounds ok to me, but is he?
> >>
> >> Anyway, I could go on and on about this all night, but I won't. I just
> >> don't
> >> know what to think.
> >>
> >> I've checked everything I could think of, address, criminal background,
> >> Psych profile, everything seems fine.
> >>
> >> I guess I just would appreciate some advice if anyone has any. I'm really
> >> excited about meeting him, but my paranoia is getting in the way...I could
> >> be worrying about nothing.
> >>
> >> Thanks for any input,
> >>
> >> Jen
> >>
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