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How to date when people fetishize or pity your disability

I'm in a wheelchair and went on a first date where the guy seemed surprised I could drive myself there and kept asking invasive questions about my sex life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your attempts at romantic connection are being derailed by others' inability to see you as a complete person.

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