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I would never say I chose to date a deaf guy but I met him one day and that was that. I was naive and came to this website asking how to initiate with him, etc. But that was then and this is now. We've been together for 2 years. I can't even imagine how it used to be when I dated hearing guys...

I was a late bloomer too!! Don't worry. You know what sparked my dating life? I learned how to play pool. That is, if you don't like the bar scene, maybe take up bowling? (There are always a lot of guys at the bowling alley near me) I would find an androgynous hobby. It's not about meeting guys...

Lol Hearing Girl if you weren't scared away by all the negativity, here is an answer to your actual question. No, it's not amazing. It can be at times. But learning a new language to communicate with someone you meet can be frustrating. It just adds a much deeper barrier to the "getting to know...

He used ASL in school, which is the same argument I used against his family when they said he wouldn't understand an interpreter at the funeral. He understands more ASL than he can actually USE, however. He and his family have told me about his schooling. His mother is the one that told me why...

No he's basically from Ann Arbor. There are plenty of opportunities for him to get help if he ever wanted to. He knows the interpreters are free. He doesn't want them. He doesn't mind relying on family for everything. He already relies on them for his livelihood (working for his parents). But I...

Lol it is a little ironic that I am being chastised for doing things "for his own good" and yet the advice I get is to push him to accept interpreters he doesn't want, to take classes he doesn't want to take, etc. He is not weak. To the contrary, he is stubborn and he thinks he knows everything...

No. He might not watch it but I wouldn't blame him for that. I appreciate the comment. :wave:

Yeah, no. I don't think it's healthy or right to let someone give themselves a panic attack once a week. I'm not the only person ever to try to distract a grieving person by doing what I can to keep them involved in life around them. When someone is making decisions that are harmful for...

The medical examination is supposed to include a "forced whisper test" the driver should be able to hear and repeat a whisper from 5 ft or greater to be able to operate a commercial vehicle. Or be able to hear at least 40 decibels.

He will always have his family. He has 3 siblings that feel the same way his parents do. He communicated through me. I never claimed to be an interpreter. They never asked. I would consider "traditional" ASL to be signs that other people who know signs would understand. About half of his vocab...

He will never ask for an advocate or an interpreter because he doesn't think they will be an more effective than his family. He doesn't use traditional ASL and his family always knows whatever situation he is in. He works for their trucking company. Even legally he shouldn't be able to drive a...

I am sensitive to his preferences but I don't always respect them. Sometimes we sit a cry and talk for two hours. But sometimes he works himself up so much that he can't breathe and I have to kick him in the butt so he will take an ativan to relax. I will not let him get to the point to where he...

If he never pushes for an interpreter, who is going to? Certainly not the hospital or court. He's been in court multiple times, even been sued, and they never raised the issue. He has been taken care of his whole life. If he wanted to be more independent then he would be, that's all that can be...

He uses ASL to communicate most of the time. He graduated from high school with the help of interpreters but since then his family has interpreted for him for court, doctors visits, etc. His family is convinced that he doesn't know "sign language from a book"-- because none of them bothered to...

I see your point I honestly understand where you are coming from but my boyfriend took a camcorder into the funeral home and taped himself and his boy and the room and watches it from time to time. I think the issue is that he doesn't understand what kind of peace a service might give him...

Long story short, my boyfriend's only child passed away a month ago. He is deaf. His family refused to let me get an interpreter for the funeral, they didn't want a "stranger" "in his face." My boyfriend's name is John. He wasn't in any state to argue with them about it, he honestly didn't care...

I disagree. There is another thread on here about what age difference (in years) you will tolerate. You can buy into stereotypes about gold-diggers and sexual predators, but in my experience older men like young women because they don't have the same mental/emotional baggage. Older women are...

The answer isn't so hard... I have the same expectations for the deaf man I am seeing as for a hearing man. Open doors, be a gentleman, etc. :hmm: One thing I have noticed is that he doesn't get frustrated, ever, when we are talking and he can't communicate something that he wants to tell me...

Interesting that this should come up. I actually refrained from mentioning my age when I introduced myself because the guy I like is 18 years older than I am. I think it is fascinating that people react so strongly. I have dated a few older guys. The real reason I dislike dating older guys is...

I am a hearie and we use a lot of expressions when we are speaking to each other. When someone is in the middle of a sentence and I disagree strongly to what they are saying, I make a face at them... it is like underlying dialogue. You can speak volumes with a raised eyebrow... Sounds like she...