As a blind man, I know I am usually attracted to the sound of a woman’s voice. It’s usually just the way they say a specific word or syllable, like “uh huh”. However I find this almost never happens with people in the “real world”. It only happens with voice actors, other performers, and people who are completely unavailable. I know that sighted people are usually attracted to one another by a person’s physical appearance, at least initially. For blind people, attraction is based on voice or touch, and touch is a big no-no most of the time. The one time I dated a woman who was blind, we were touching each other toward the end of our first date, which was quite an eye-opener, figuratively speaking. Online dating has become so visual that I’ve all but abandoned it. I have felt starved for arousal as someone who lives on my own because of this. Have any other blind people found they rarely feel attraction in the real world?

  • gocu54@tweesecake.social
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    1 year ago

    @fastfinge @geekgarious There are audio-based dating apps? I wish I knew of any because all the dating apps I’m using are duds. Tinder sucks, bumble sucks, hinge sucks. It seems all they care about is visuals. I’ve tried everything from spending hours getting the right pictures with my friends help to adding compliments to people’s profiles but none of it works and its disheartening because I want to date and its really no secret for those who know me well enough. Being blind while trying to date is a fight and right now, I’m losing badly.