Recent content by LawStudent

So the man I have been with for almost a year now, gradually pulled away. He went from asking me to move in, to telling me he just wanted to be friends. The final straw? He told me he would prefer I didn't tell people I am hearing. Yet, I am hearing, and perfectly comfortable with being a...

Hearing dating Deaf For me personally, its a language thing. I enjoy signing, alot of my friends sign and it is a regular part of my life. I would not date a Deaf man that didn't sign same way I wouldn't date a hearing man that didn't sign. It just is easier to find Deaf men that sign then...

I wanted to respond to your question about motivation because I've gone from only knowing basic fingerspelling (and even that was slow and awkward) to 6 months later I am able to communicate comfortably with about 90 percent of the deaf population around me. I met a deaf man and my motivation...

everyone lies In my experience most people lie about the number of sexual partners they have had anyways, so why even ask. It just creates the possibility for tension. I did think the comment about small communities was interesting, I sometimes dread going out to certain events with the Deaf...

Talked to the Father I did talk with the child's father, he says his child's signs are sloppy and its ok to ask that the child signs slower, and clearer. I find the more time I spend with them the more I understand Thanks for the advice

I've posted here before about the Deaf man I've been seeing, things are going very well. Recently I spent some time with his Deaf child, I am fairly fluent in ASL and can easily understand almost everyone I meet yet I truly struggle to understand his child. So I have come back here for some...

Oh wow! That sounds awful:eek3: But thanks for the clarification

I have seen a few threads mention this, what does ASL- Rochester Style mean? Will someone please explain the difference for me please? Thanks :)

Not sure if I quoted that right, still learning the ins and outs of this site. I totally know how you feel, hearing girl here dating a Deaf man. I think alot of things are lost in the communication process, my boyfriend tells me I am "auditory dependent" which means as a hearing person you are...

Hello all. I am hearing, dating a Deaf man and found this website while researching Deaf life/culture. Sometimes I feel like I walked into France, I don't speak the language and I'm pretty sure I'm routinely offending people on a daily basis :) For example, I probably should have researched how...

Thunderbolt- will gmail video chat work on it? I have the Thunderbolt, got it for the front camera with the intention of using it to chat face to face with Deaf friends. My gmail account is connected to it, can I video chat through gmail on the phone? It does notify me when someone tries to...