Marrying someone who's disabled

Philippines
December 25, 2009 1:35am CST
What do you think those people who get married with someone who's physical disabilities? I've known someone who fall in love with a blind man. Her parents strongly disagree because they consider the incapacity of the guy to build and provide a family. But still no matter what her parents did, she still tied the knot with the man who's blind. And I was thinking that it must be real and true love for the girl. What do you think? Do you see yourself marrying with someone who has physical disabilities?
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15 responses
• Vietnam
26 Dec 09
Physical disability is not the matter of love or life. Many people who is disabled but still very famous, I can name Andrea Bocelli - the singer as an example. As I already said, disability is not the matter of love, so I can't say I will marry a disabled one or not. It means nothing. There's other things that are more important in love, such as Sharing, Understanding, Caring and so on
• Philippines
3 Jan 10
Yeah, there are indeed so many famous disabled person and they indeed inspires us to keep on living and loving one another, like Helen Killer and Steve Wonder. It depends on every person on how she/he look into disability. If it's an obstacle or a challenge. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
• China
26 Dec 09
I think it's ok to marry someone who is physical disabilities.Maybe the capple try their best to support their family together,the only thing needed is true love...
• Philippines
3 Jan 10
There are so many disabled individual whom they can truly able to support their family needs, even financial needs. Sometimes I even admire those people who has disabilities more than those able people because they have this kind of strength and courage to live their life. And they know how to love and sacrifice more. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@drakesuyat (1063)
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
other than physical disabilities, there even has that physical differences like a tall one and a midget getting married, a girl marrying conjoined twins and more of those unexplainable relationship which turned to be a very inspiring love stories for all of us. love really moves in mysterious way.
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Yeah, I agree with you. I love hearing those kind of love stories than those of celebrities, or those young and old. Since we all know that marriage life has a lot of complications and problems, but despite of it they still pursue and fight for their love, even with many differences at the beginning. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your weekends!
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
I know of a friend who married a guy who is completely paralyzed from the hips down. I really think that it was love cause until now they are still together. I do not think that its was out of pity, I do think that it was real love. Well in my case, I really cannot tell. Perhaps it would have been difficult if it was me on her shoe. Still, I think that love thus conquer all!
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Yeah, love conquers all. Love has a magic and power to move the mountain as they often said. It was true love when people love each other despite their physical disabilities. Because those kind of love needs a lot of patience, understanding and acceptance. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your weekends!
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
26 Dec 09
I don't see anything wrong with it. If you love someone for who they are then why should it matter? It shouldn't be all about looks or anything it should be what matters most to them. love is love and as long as you're happy, you should do whatever you want! Shouldn't matter to the parents. Some point yea but if they don't except it then that's their loss. As long as the couple is happy!
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Well when it comes to parents, they're just being concern with their daughter as we well know that they guy is blind. And they think that couples find it hard to raise their children even if they're both physically fit how much more those who has disabilities. They forget to realized that what matters is they both love each other so no matter what problems cross their way they can make it because of their strong love. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@Ambreya3 (100)
• United States
26 Dec 09
Personally I don't think it would ever happen for me, though never say never! But I do know someone who blind and he married a woman who was deaf. I think it was romantic. They completed each other. They have children who can hear and see just fine. I would never judge someone who married someone with disabilities.
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Yeah, it's hard to say never, since we can't tell whom our hearts fall into. A deaf and a blind couples. Wow! that's amazing love story. Love indeed is full of magic, and it conquers all. It's only heart that can see, what is essential is invisible to the eyes, as what the little prince said. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
25 Dec 09
I can't see anything wrong with it, love is love and I think other people should stay out of trying to rule another persons life.. we all have our own journey to travel and we should be allowed to make our own decisions on what road to take without interferance from others...
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Yeah, we all have the right to choose the road we want to take. However there are those people who are concern for us, especially when we choose the road that's less traveled by many. Like the woman marrying a blind man. Her family knows that's she will find it hard to build a family with him. But it's her choice and that's make her happy. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@rj4pau (215)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 09
For me what she did is such a noble thing to do. Just hope that she married him solely because of love and not out of pity. Because only love can maintain the marriage as pity might just recede. But if you look at the situation in general, normally blind people married to another married partner and all because they normally met at their association, club etc. Being a handicapped couple would just make the thing a bit difficult. If only a normal person would married them, thing won't be that bad isn't it. Also for any other disabilities.
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Yeah, she did choose a life that's quite hard, but as long as she's happy with her choice that's matters! That's what I also hope for that she did married the guy our of love not pity. Because sometimes we are confused between love and pity. However the beginning of love is pity. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@vandana7 (99109)
• India
25 Dec 09
Hi careguarden, I think marriage is for companionship. Providing for spouse is an ancillary objective. I agree women have natural functions such as bearing child, and therefore, they do lose on some progress in their careers. Moreover, physical safety of women is also an issue. Because of these two factors, responsibilities have increased for men. But personally, what is wrong with such a relationship? As long as they both understand each other perfectly, I dont see anything wrong with it. This person you are referring to would definitely have weighed the pros and cons before taking such a step. Not everybody with money is happy you know. :)
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Yeah, I agree with you. Not everyone with money is happy. And there are also many failed relationship of couples who are perfectly able physically. So it's not a matter of physical disabilities what's important is both partner love and accept each other. Anyway when we get older what's important to us is a good companion. Someone whom we can fully trust our self and makes us smile and happy. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your weekends!
@calai618 (1773)
• Philippines
25 Dec 09
There's totally nothing wrong with that. I salute the girl so much. Despite disapproval of most people around her, she still choose to be with the one she loves..It's true love indeed and it's nice that she knew what was right and what should be done.
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Yeah, I also admired her. It's rare nowadays to fight for love with someone whom most people look down, judge and measured their capacity and ability through their physical condition. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your weekends!
@Genericbe (1376)
• Philippines
3 Jan 10
I think for those people who got married with physical disabilities goes with the saying LOVE CONQUERS ALL. A person who fell in love with a partner with physical disabilities is rare seen in a relationship. The normal person really proven his love for the person. I believe that when a person is in true love. He is totally in acceptance of the personal being. Though it is hard for them, criticisms always be open for them,or even discrimination. It is their right being a person to love someone in accordance to their choice. I believe that people involved in this kind of relationship has big emotional attachment and for them true love is the best thing they can offer. I do not see myself marrying someone with that disabilities. But, since no one can hold one's future. I cannot tell it surely of the possibilities to happen.
• Philippines
25 Dec 09
Well to be honest, marrying someone who is physically disabled is really very difficult. It's hard to raise a family where only you are the one working for it to grow. But, there is no such rule that prohibits people to love those who are incapable of doing normal activities. If you do love some one, you should accept that person for who he/she is. But again, before you enter in that kind of situation, make sure that you are ready to face all the responsibilities so that you won't have any regrets in the future. Physically disabled people also deserve to be loved by others.
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Yeah, those people who are disabled deserved to be love and accepted by others, they deserve to be happy as well and live like others do. It's indeed very difficult to live someone with disabilities but what matters is you're happy with the person. We all have disabilities not with physical but rather on emotional and spiritual aspects. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your weekends!
@myramae19 (667)
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
I salute her for having the courage to stand with her decisions and stuck to it. I hope it's all about love why she married the blind guy.not out of pity or after for the money. I went to korea before and I have known so many girls there who's married to a guy with physical incapacity, some are lame, blind, deft others are too old for them, and the only reason i found out is all about money.they married the guy for the sake of money, and for them to stay in korea legally. and the worst thing is...they have their bf who's waiting for them in their country.,and know nothing about their situation in korea. everything seems to be wrong, they live pretending that they love their husband but all they really want is to take the breath out of their husband, so that they can freely live their own, with money and citizenship, in that way they can petition their bf and live in korea. But i know God won't allow such selfish thoughts of them. good luck to your friend careguarden:)
• India
25 Dec 09
I careguarden, I will help the disabled person but not to that extent of marrying them, because I want my life partner to be involved in all my day-to-day activities and I want to enjoy my entire life with her (I already have got girlfriend), so I am not going to marry disabled..... I know it sounds cruel but I say 99% say the same answer.
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Yeah, as much as possible we don't want to spend someone who is disabled because we don't want to live in difficult and life is hard itself, we don't want complications. It's your choice of not marrying someone who has disabilities, it doesn't sound cruel, you're just being honest. Sometimes love knocks on your door not the way you expect it to be. As they said " love moves in a mysterious way." Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your weekends!
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
26 Dec 09
Love is beautiful and universal. I think about it this way. Supposedly someone gets married to someone whom is not physically disabled and then later in life, they get sick and become disabled, I think it is in a form of understatement for the spouse to accept the she or he. Therefore, it's the same definitely for someone whom falls in love with someone with physical disabilities. I think about it along those lines.