[Reaper]

I would like to know if women are afraid to go out with men who are confined to wheelchairs and can do some things physically but not others.
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Name : Reaper, City : Warren, State : MI, Country : United States, 

[Jean F.]

I am very open-minded, so I wouldn’t be afraid of a man in a wheelchair, but I may worry about my being “overprotective” and “overly nurturing.” That may insult the person. I’ve never met anyone in a wheelchair, but I had a college roomie who was blind from birth. She was a gift to me.

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Name : Jean F., Gender : F, City : Cleveland, State : OH, Country : United States, 

[N. Lindsay]

Wheelchairs do ‘scare’ some women. Perhaps they feel intimidated that dating someone in a wheelchair would be too much of a burden. My boyfriend is paraplegic, and even though I consider myself an open-minded person, it took me a while to see past that. In general, though, I think women are much more compassionate than you give them credit for.

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Name : N. Lindsay, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 22, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Christine32088]

My boyfriend uses a wheelchair because he has no legs – he lost them to an infection when he was 2. I didn’t talk to him when we first met, scared by his chair and lack of legs. But later, out with friends together, I saw him jump from his wheelchair into a lounge, walk across the floor on his arms and jump on his arms onto the kitchen bench to make dinner. I realized he was a real man and did everything everyone else does, just in different ways. We live together now and have great times at home and around the city. He doesn’t care who sees him, and I’m starting to feel like that, too.

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Name : Christine32088, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 23, City : Brisbane, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : systems analyst, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Brandi]

I’ve been seeing a guy now for over a year who uses a wheelchair and, while it can be a little inconvenient when going places together that aren’t fully accessible, we can usually do most things that any couple can do – and the wheelchair just makes things a little more interesting. I’ve learned alot, I’ll tell you that. I don’t go anywhere now without thinking about how accessible or inaccessible it is. But once you get over the intial awkwardness of the person being in a wheelchair (which is awkward mostly because so few people have personal experience with someone who uses a wheelchair), it’s generally easy going, and you learn so much.

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Name : Brandi, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Pagan, Age : 28, City : Tallahassee, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Social Worker, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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