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Communication is the biggest challenge. Deafies and hearies think differently. We process information differently. It would be like an English person dating someone who speaks a foreign language. You can do it but it's difficult.
I need the lights on, or a candle, in the bedroom so that I can lip read. Some hearies aren't comfortable with that.
I read body language, to assist in my communication, and some hearies don't like knowing how transparent they are. They don't like being anticipated all the time. In my experience, deafies just accept transparency.
I'm dating a hearie and he is, by far, one of the best men that I've ever known. He is starting ASL lessons in a couple of weeks.
Now that is interesting how have you two communicated up to this point, if you don't mind me asking about your relationship