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Holo · 12-19-2003, 05:56 AM

Adaptation is the human's greatest tool. Could you date an amputee or congenitally "limb-challenged" person?

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Cynthetiq · 12-19-2003, 07:08 AM

one of my dearest friends is a single leg amputee, just above the knee.

I'd date him if I was a girl. He's got a great dispostion in life. His accident was just a comedy of errors, but he still has no ill towards life etc.

I almost always forget that he's an amputee. He's just my friend and he doesn't let any of that stuff stop him from playing sports, walking about town, etc.

Averett · 12-19-2003, 08:08 AM

I broke my left arm above my elbow nearly 3 years ago in a car accident. I was amazed at how much I depended on that arm. I never realized that I used my left hand to open a twist cap bottle. I couldn't put in my contacts. I couldnt cut my food. I couldn't do anything with my hair.

I also broke my left leg, so I had to use a cane. It's really amazing how dependent we become on our limbs. I didn't really adapt to my short term disability, because I knew that it was just that - short term. So I didn't learn to over come it.

I am so amazed at people that do. They do what they have to do to live their life.

santafe5000 · 12-19-2003, 08:25 AM

Sure, why not. The lack of a limb doesn't change a person that much. I suppose tho, if they were bitter about the way they lost the limb, their attitude might make them hard to get along with. The only person i know who suffered a loss(left leg) was in a motocycle accident and she has a prosthetic and does very well.

water_boy1999 · 12-19-2003, 08:57 AM

I am with ya Averett. When I shattered my collar bone this past August, the next few weeks I was completely helpless. Well, not completely. It was very difficult just to rise out of bed, do my hair, fix dinner, etc. with one arm. I have much respect for someone without a limb and yes, I could date someone as long as they stil had a positive outlook on life and didn't play the "poor me" role.

Holo · 12-19-2003, 10:55 AM

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Originally posted by Averett
I broke my left arm above my elbow nearly 3 years ago in a car accident. I was amazed at how much I depended on that arm.

Try wiping with the other hand. Now THAT sucks. I alway feel like the job never gets done right.

NetterButter · 12-19-2003, 03:40 PM

first off...
i have to say the first thing that came across my mind when i read the topic is " Bahhdges, we don't need no stinkin bahhdges!" hehehehee
i hope some of you get that one.

i remember this one time, by now-husband broke both of his elbows trying to jump a curb on a scooter...we did everything the same...wink wink...

ok, but seriously, if you love someone for who they are, like lets say you chatted with them on the internet and fell in love with them, who cares what they look like, shape, size, age, one leg, two leg, three, leg....

Kaos · 12-19-2003, 03:43 PM

My father's friend lost his arm in a motorcycle accident. Even with one arm he could still kick my ass at pool.

But that was years ago...And I want my REMATCH!!

moonstrucksoul · 12-19-2003, 03:44 PM

you would have to be really shallow not to look beyond that, a chick with one leg, no problem, i just sit at a computer after work anyways.

Rodney · 12-20-2003, 02:46 AM

There's a guy at the gym who lost a leg below the knee. He has one of those prosthetic legs that looks like a single tube, and ends in a foot with an apparently really great, functions-like-natural ankle joint. He frankly gets around as well as anybody else. He wears shorts, but half the time when I look at him I don't even notice the prosthetic.

omega2K4 · 12-20-2003, 11:21 PM

I dated a girl that didn't have a left hand, she was born without one. She was a really cool person.

Spinach_Indeed · 12-21-2003, 04:46 PM

I had a Social Studies Teacher who had burned her hand off in a fire.. I'm not really sure how that worked, but nontheless, she was an extremly cheerful woman.

I'd date an amputee if I liked them, although I'd probaly draw smiley faces on her nubs.

mingusfingers · 12-21-2003, 05:55 PM

You know, I'm not sure if I'd be attracted to them. Haven't met any yet.

12-19-2003, 05:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
Holo A Real American	Hands? We don't need no stinkin' hands! Adaptation is the human's greatest tool. Could you date an amputee or congenitally "limb-challenged" person? Amazing Feats of Armless People http://handyfeet.web1000.com/Frameset.html __________________ I happen to like the words "fuck", "cock", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", "twat", "shit" and even "bitch". As long as I am not using them to describe you, don't go telling me whether or not I can/should use them...that is, if you want me to continue refraining from using them to describe you. ~Prince

12-19-2003, 07:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	one of my dearest friends is a single leg amputee, just above the knee. I'd date him if I was a girl. He's got a great dispostion in life. His accident was just a comedy of errors, but he still has no ill towards life etc. I almost always forget that he's an amputee. He's just my friend and he doesn't let any of that stuff stop him from playing sports, walking about town, etc. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION! Last edited by Cynthetiq; 12-19-2003 at 07:13 AM..

12-19-2003, 08:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	I broke my left arm above my elbow nearly 3 years ago in a car accident. I was amazed at how much I depended on that arm. I never realized that I used my left hand to open a twist cap bottle. I couldn't put in my contacts. I couldnt cut my food. I couldn't do anything with my hair. I also broke my left leg, so I had to use a cane. It's really amazing how dependent we become on our limbs. I didn't really adapt to my short term disability, because I knew that it was just that - short term. So I didn't learn to over come it. I am so amazed at people that do. They do what they have to do to live their life. __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

12-19-2003, 08:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
santafe5000 EVIL! Location: Southwest of nowhere	Sure, why not. The lack of a limb doesn't change a person that much. I suppose tho, if they were bitter about the way they lost the limb, their attitude might make them hard to get along with. The only person i know who suffered a loss(left leg) was in a motocycle accident and she has a prosthetic and does very well. __________________ When all else fails, QUIT.

12-19-2003, 08:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
water_boy1999 Fly em straight! Location: Above and Beyond	I am with ya Averett. When I shattered my collar bone this past August, the next few weeks I was completely helpless. Well, not completely. It was very difficult just to rise out of bed, do my hair, fix dinner, etc. with one arm. I have much respect for someone without a limb and yes, I could date someone as long as they stil had a positive outlook on life and didn't play the "poor me" role. __________________ Doh!!!! -Homer Simpson

12-19-2003, 03:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
NetterButter Crazy Location: in a hole, ventura county,cali	first off... i have to say the first thing that came across my mind when i read the topic is " Bahhdges, we don't need no stinkin bahhdges!" hehehehee i hope some of you get that one. i remember this one time, by now-husband broke both of his elbows trying to jump a curb on a scooter...we did everything the same...wink wink... ok, but seriously, if you love someone for who they are, like lets say you chatted with them on the internet and fell in love with them, who cares what they look like, shape, size, age, one leg, two leg, three, leg.... __________________ www.holeinthe.net

12-19-2003, 03:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	My father's friend lost his arm in a motorcycle accident. Even with one arm he could still kick my ass at pool. But that was years ago...And I want my REMATCH!!

12-19-2003, 03:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
moonstrucksoul hovering in the distance Location: the land of milk and honey	you would have to be really shallow not to look beyond that, a chick with one leg, no problem, i just sit at a computer after work anyways. __________________ no signature required

12-20-2003, 02:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	There's a guy at the gym who lost a leg below the knee. He has one of those prosthetic legs that looks like a single tube, and ends in a foot with an apparently really great, functions-like-natural ankle joint. He frankly gets around as well as anybody else. He wears shorts, but half the time when I look at him I don't even notice the prosthetic.

12-20-2003, 11:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	I dated a girl that didn't have a left hand, she was born without one. She was a really cool person. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

12-21-2003, 04:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
Spinach_Indeed Banned? Location: Artic Tundra	I had a Social Studies Teacher who had burned her hand off in a fire.. I'm not really sure how that worked, but nontheless, she was an extremly cheerful woman. I'd date an amputee if I liked them, although I'd probaly draw smiley faces on her nubs. __________________ Spinach in Need is Spinach Indeed

12-21-2003, 05:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
mingusfingers Psycho Location: uhhhh	You know, I'm not sure if I'd be attracted to them. Haven't met any yet. __________________ Still Looking