It’s A Lot Worse Than It Looks

Dating With A Disability

Victoria Ponte
4 min readAug 6, 2018

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Today was the first time I went on a date without the man knowing in advance that I am disabled. I’ve been disabled for 19 years, dating for 3. Since I started online dating after becoming separated, I felt it was necessary to present myself as having physical limitations so it was clear to anyone looking for a hiking or skiing companion that I would not be a good…

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Victoria Ponte

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