Don’t watch Love Island..period but the current series does raise the issue of how difficult it is for disabled people to meet and date other able bodied people.
https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/1411955658816110594
It can be a minefield of picking their way together through awkward moments that can lead to misunderstandings in the early stages at least until they both get to know each other well enough to relax and accept each other’s differences.
Meds and their effects can really throw a spanner in the works leading to poor communication. Many people with disabilities struggle behind the scenes with self confidence and low self esteem. To date a disabled person you got to go the extra mile and learn to understand them.
That is no easy challenge but the results can be really positive even amazing if the abler bodied person refrains from being judgemental in the early stages of the relationship and is patient in getting to know them. They can discover the talents and uniqueness of that person!
It is only then that the differences that appeared negative at first and a barrier to intimacy and love recede into the background and the important aspects of their relationship is all that really matters! Love conquers all!
I won’t say I’m an expert in these things but perhaps I have learnt like others through experience and living each day as a disabled person who was once extremely fit and able bodied that you must be patient and love yourself before you can even begin to love others! 🤷♂️
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