[Blindtlk] Internet dating for the blind

[Sherry Gomes]

And, just because someone says they are a member of a church doesn't
necessarily make it so.  After all, it's known E-harmony is a site for
people of faith or it was started with that intention at least.

Sherry
 

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:14 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Internet dating for the blind

Three weeks is damned short IMHO if you're going to have to travel some
distance to meet him. And church membership is no guarantee of safety.

Mike

On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, jaber37837 at cox.net wrote:

> Hi Judy,
>
> Yes, I've been talking with him on the phone since the beginning of 
> all this, which has been a little over three weeks.
>
> Sometimes it can be a good thing to meet friends online. I have one 
> very good friend, an older man, who I met online. I remember when I 
> first started talking to him eight years ago. I kept making excuses 
> why I couldn't meet him yet. When I moved into my apartment, I invited 
> him over,...it was one of the best things I ever did. There was 
> another friend I made online years later that was a good choice.
>
> I guess maybe I shouldn't be so scared of this guy....maybe scared 
> isn't the word, but my Grandmother started talking about all the weird 
> stuff that's been going on in the news lately. Before she said all 
> that, I wasn't insecure about it.
>
> Jen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judy Jones" <nfbwatac at earthlink.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Internet dating for the blind
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I realize others may have a differing view from mine, but I would be 
>> very leery of internet dating.  There are too many unknown factors.  
>> Even though it sounds like you've taken good precautions for 
>> yourself, I would steer clear.
>>
>> Otherwise, it's really good and commendable of your dad to go along 
>> for your first meeting--any trusted friend would be a good idea, too.  
>> I would under any circumstances never meet alone until I was sure 
>> this person could be trusted and didn't have any ulterior motives.
>>
>> Have you talked via phone before your first meeting?
>>
>> I also must say, that both my girls have met good friends on the
internet.
>> One was a girl that our 16-year-old met that was moving to our area 
>> and wanted to meet some friends and find out about schools.
>>
>> I was very skeptical at first, but she is a delightful girl.
>>
>> The same thing happened again--a young man wanted to find out about 
>> schools here; his family was moving here from South Carolina.  Now, 
>> both girls and their friends have been hanging with him, and he is a 
>> total gentleman.
>> His
>> family is very nice, and I will be meeting with his mom soon, as she 
>> is also looking for women friends here, too.
>>
>> Best wishes, and let us know how everything goes.
>>
>> Judy
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <jaber37837 at cox.net>
>> To: "BlindTalk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:46 PM
>> 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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