I altered my profile to include information about my condition. To my amazement this didn’t seem to put people off; in fact I think that I had more interest by taking this approach. My profile didn’t focus on my disability because I didn’t want it to define me. I posted………………………………….
After 16 years of being with the same person, the idea of dating again was a little bit exciting, but also hugely scary. Obviously, I was not the same physically as I was last time I did this, but then that is also true for all the other 40/50 something………………………………….
I’ve never been one for sitting around and grieving a loss, even when it comes to death. Although inside I am filled with emotion and sadness, I am always pragmatic and realise that sometimes there is nothing that you can do about things, so you just have to get………………………………….
A new relationship is always exciting; the excitement of discovery, the bliss of love, the newness of learning about each other; it was all that, and more! But my new relationship came with a whole world of other stuff which would have a massive impact on our lovely new-ness. Becoming………………………………….
I learned very early on that life with David was never dull. There was always something going on and I found myself in a new circle of people I met through his activities and interests. Many of them were also disabled, some with spinal injuries but I also met new………………………………….
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So what has this got to do with weddings I hear you ask? Well this bit has got nothing at all with weddings, but future blogs will, I promise. This first blog sets the scene for what’s to follow. It is important because I doubt that anybody without a disability………………………………….
