Dating On Wheels column
Dating with a disability is damn hard. There I said it (I’m not the kind to beat around the bush). And I’ve mastered the tricky art of dating from a wheelchair, from finding open-minded people to handling rejection like a champ, while I dated like a crazy lady in my 20′s.
Now older and wiser (I hope!), I’m here to help other people with disabilities. Be sure to visit mobileROMANCE with Tiffiny Carlson, where you can also find my advice.
Have a dating situation you think is impossible? Nu-uh…I don’t believe you.
Send your questions to [email protected]
(column is updated each monthly)
4/3/12: Always in the “friend” category
Hi Tiffiny,
2/10/12: Looking to get her feet wet
Dear Tiff,
I have type 2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy. I’m totally ready to enter the dating scene. How can I become a “hot chick in a wheelchair,” and not, “Just that disabled girl? read more…
8/9/11: Returning to the Game
Dear Tiffiny:
I’ve recently started dating again and man things are different now then before I was hurt! Never mind texting, there wasnt even cell phones when I was learning how to date. read more…
6/1/11: How to approach a woman in a wheelchair
Dear Tiffiny:
If I would happen to meet a girl in a wheelchair, how do I make an approach? I mean, the chair must be an obvious matter that can not be ignored. But if I mention it… how do I do that? read more…
4/11/11: Shy quad looking to make a move
Hi Tiffiny,
Before my spinal cord injury, I was already lacking skills for making my move with women. “Making my move” can refer to anything from building up the courage to ask a woman out to making “the move” read more…
3/5/11: Ex-bf words can’t break her bones
Dear Tiff,
I’ve been seeing an able-bodied guy who had never been around a wheelchair before, and he never felt comfortable around me. We recently stopped seeing each other read more…
3/3/11: Dating discrimination: How to cope
This week’s column is all about the most obvious yet least talked about issue facing people with disabilities in the rumbly tumbly world of dating: Dating discrimination. It’s the hard truth of being human read more…
Have a burning dating question? Send it to [email protected]