I am hard of hearing and I do talk, I know a little asl, but I'm just wondering how many ppl out there r hard of hearing n wud u date someone who is hard of hearing or deaf?
2007-03-24 18:32:08 · 11 answers · asked by RaghdaSweet 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Sure, I know some great deaf women.
I'm hearing, My wife is very hard of hearing. I actually sign better than she does.
2007-03-26 05:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by RocketMan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not technically hard of hearing but I do have some hearing loss as well as tinnitus. I have been friends with several deaf people but never dated any of them simply because the only time I was single and so was the guy, he was gay. My sign language is very limited because what little I know was from babysitting an autistic and deaf toddler but I'd be happy to learn more. In the meantime, a lot can be communicated non-verbally and if necessary you can pass notes just like junior high.
2007-03-25 01:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by Kuji 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My boyfriend and I are both deaf. I was not born deaf, I have gradually lost my hearing as I've gotten older. He was born deaf. We were both raised orally (meaning that we went to regular schools and neither of us signed) but I am now a teacher for deaf kids and fluent in ASL. (My boyfriend is fluent as well). I think that as long as you have a way to maintain open communication and you keep an ipen mind, then there shouldn't be an issue as to whether you're dating a deaf kid or a hearing kid or a kid who is purple w/ blue polka dots.
2007-03-25 11:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by Jenni Q 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
why not, if ur that conceded then u don't deserve anyone, I don't know if u have those big dumb looking hearing aids or not, not to sound offensive, but they are, I have a good friend that has them, I help him alot, because mostly he reads lips, and alot of people don't enounciate, so he looks toward me to repeat what is said, people make fun of him and stuff and its just like what if ur problem, he didn't choose to be that way, its not like when he was born he decided to grab the deaf card, just to be different. Its not his fault. So, yes I would date someone that is.
2007-03-25 01:38:52 · answer #4 · answered by trust_me74 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My dad and my friends are deaf and yes I would date some1 who's deaf or hard of hearing. They're just like us.
2007-03-26 17:44:32 · answer #5 · answered by kewlgrl1024 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not hard of hearing, but I would date someone who was hard of hearing or deaf.
2007-03-25 01:36:29 · answer #6 · answered by Dyan 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
haha I feel like my husband is already hard of hearing half of the time, I have to repeat myself a lot.
2007-03-25 01:35:20 · answer #7 · answered by Barbara 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Very tough question. im not hard of hearing or def. but i dont think i would date one. it would REALLY complicate things and make it harder to tell that person how u feel.
2007-03-25 01:35:56 · answer #8 · answered by lnk140 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yeah, I will. Its really unfair if you treat them as something else.
2007-03-25 01:47:07 · answer #9 · answered by Kay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you kidding me no i wouldnt i couldnt stand throwing up gang signs just for her to understand
2007-03-25 01:58:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋