I have relocated to a big city and have unusual friends,but I haven’t had a single date. When people ask if I have a partner, it physically hurtsI’ve been single for 13 years. I’m female, and in my 30s and deaf. Despite living a very active life,working, travelling, or playing sports and volunteering,I rarely meet other singles and when I accomplish, they produce it very clear they aren’t interested. After my friends started having their first babies, and I decided I needed to relocate. Despite now living in a big city and having unusual friends from different backgrounds,including some with disabilities, I haven’t had a single date. People preserve asking me if I have a partner, and it physically hurts. I feel like an elderly dog at the shelter that nobody wants.• When leaving a message on this page,please be sensitive to the fact that you are responding to a genuine person in the grip of a genuine-life dilemma, who wrote to Private Lives asking for befriend, and may well view your comments here. Please consider especially how your words or the tone of your message could be perceived by someone in this situation,and be aware that comments that appear to be disruptive or disrespectful to the individual concerned will be removed.
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Source: theguardian.com