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Do disabled people ever marry?

Life49

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Do disabled people ever marry?

I often see people who have disabilites, which effect their every day lives, and think that they must be very lonley without a parter in life.

Many disabled people just live alone, some may be content with their lives, but others would be very lonely.It seems to be an unwritten rule in modern society that people choose not to marry or date disabled people.

Is it because that it is too difficult to accept someone who has disabilties, or is it that the disabled person must have a good income and a well paid job to even be considered as a possibility? I don't know, but I know of some people who live alone without their own choosing.

Because of their disabilties they have now accepted that they will spend their whole lives on their own. In my opinion disabled people are valuable members of society.I know that God is with all of us every day and does care for the less fortunate people in society.

Your comments are welcome.

Life 49.
 
My take on this

Interesting to read your question about disabled people. Technically I am a disabled person. I have a mental handicap, I have bi-polar disorder. It has been crippling in my life, and it takes a lot of strength and faith to go on sometimes. One of the hardest parts of this condition is being single. I am 41, very intelligent, have a work history, pursuing a master's degree yet I am single, never married no kids. I don't think we all HAVE to get married, but I sure would like to be, however, my disability makes that very very hard, going through ups and downs and dealing with persistent social anxieties that I guess are worse than what your average person may experience.
I have never shared this on a Christian chat area before. Would welcome feeback. Maybe this answers the original question? I think, at least emotionally disabled people, do marry, certainly some do, I hope I can one day. I take it one day at a time, I pray a lot, I get support from my church and elsewhere.
 
Absolutely!

There's a couple in my building both of whom are mentally challenged - the wife is physically deformed and they have been married for 15 years. They don't go anywhere without each other.

Another couple that lives nearby - the wife is in her 30's and in a wheelchair as her legs are too short - and the husband is nigh on 70 - I've never seen a more loving couple.

A visiting preacher we had from the U.S. is physically disabled. One arm and one leg are shorter than the others. His wife is gorgeous and "normal" and they have two amazing little people.
 
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Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

getting old can be a problem also!
Or being young and running around drinking ,taking drugs amd messing up there lives1
Which is worse?
A young person hooked on drugs or a person who cannot walk?
Depends if the one knows the Lord or not?
its not about the body we are stuck in . Its about the relationship we can with our Creator!
I knew a guy once that was blind! Yet he saw me some how?
He loved the LORD and knew I did! No matter how many people were around? He knew i was there!
 
True Love...

I have a son, who is 22 years old and getting ready to marry the love of his life this coming Saturday. She is 27. They are both disabled in different ways and both work at a local sheltered workshop. My son has a severe speech impairment, where maybe 10% of people may understand what he is saying 50% of the time. He has never been diagnosed with retardation, (apraxia is his diagnosis) but I would venture to say he is slower at some things than other men his age. His fiance told me she has been diagnosed as borderline retarded, which was refreshing that she knew this, had no problem with it and could talk to me freely about it. This beautiful couple are truly the sweetest, most pure, innocent type of people you would ever want to meet. They have been going together since my son began working there after graduation three years ago. He did NOT want to work there and was insulted I even suggested it. I didn't WANT to suggest it, but I felt with his lack of maturity, perhaps they would gently guide him and have the patience it took to help him in a new environment. It worked out wonderfully. Now, three years later, I'm preparing for a very emotional day and I praise God for sending them to each other. Sure, they'll need guidance but with love and patience, they will do just fine.
 
My husband is disabled. He has scoliosis, and has had multiple operations on his spine, with titanium rods and screws in his back, and many scars on his body. He cannot stand for long periods, and he cannot lift anything more than 50 lbs for any sustained length of time. So, my answer would be that yes, disabled people do marry, and they do find love. They are just people, who happen to experience more physical discomfort/misfortune than the norm, but God loves them all the same. I fell in love with my husband for who he is, knowing that his disability would be a factor for us to overcome together. We have been married for almost two years now.
 
Do disabled people ever marry?

I often see people who have disabilites, which effect their every day lives, and think that they must be very lonley without a parter in life.

Many disabled people just live alone, some may be content with their lives, but others would be very lonely.It seems to be an unwritten rule in modern society that people choose not to marry or date disabled people.

Is it because that it is too difficult to accept someone who has disabilties, or is it that the disabled person must have a good income and a well paid job to even be considered as a possibility? I don't know, but I know of some people who live alone without their own choosing.

Because of their disabilties they have now accepted that they will spend their whole lives on their own. In my opinion disabled people are valuable members of society.I know that God is with all of us every day and does care for the less fortunate people in society.

Your comments are welcome.

Life 49.
Hi brother i would say yes and know i think it depends here in south africa is lot of disable couples that is married

on the other side i think it depends on yourself do you want to be a couple or not i think money and courages does play a role because it can become exspencive for them most of the time they live on a grant of the state


And even if you wanted to stay in a group home you need alot of money and sometimes you need to go on waitinglist as for me i got a mentallychallenge daughter and she is also wheelchair bond better for me to look after her myself thats only my version go well brother God bless
 
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