What It Is Like To Be In An Interabled Relationship with Sassy Wyatt

00:00 What It Is Like To Be In An Interabled Relationship?
00:36 Why Would You Date A Disabled Person?
01:52 What Would You Say Your Caring Role Is In The Relationship?
02:45 Sassy, Do You Agree?
03:39 What Was It Like At The Start Of Your Relationship?
04:25 Sighted Guiding, How Important Was It?
04:59 Our Backstory And The Importance Of Trust
05:31 We Are Not Your Burden
06:37 Describing Things Became Natural
08:07 Our Relationship Is Not Weighed Down By Disability
09:40 Your Partner Is Not Automatically A Carer
10:39 Carers In The Media
11:09 Who Can Be A Carer?
11:39 Final Thoughts On Interabled Relationships

In this video, Sassy Wyatt and her husband Grant talk us through what it’s like to live in an interabled relationship.

---Here are some useful links---

- Single Disabled Online Dating Site: https://www.singledisabled.com/​
- Single Disabled Blog: https://www.singledisabled.com/blog​
- Sassy Wyatt: thinkingout...​

---Things To Remember When Entering Into An Interabled Relationship---

If you’re entering into an interabled relationship for the first time, it can definitely be a little bit overwhelming. Whether you’re a newly disabled person who has been on the dating scene for a while or you’re an able-bodied person starting a new relationship with someone who has a disability, there are a few things you should bear in mind as you start your relationship together.

To help guide you, we’ve put together a few tips below:

---Take Things One Day At A Time---

At the beginning of any relationship, you’re going to be spending most of your time getting to know each other. This, of course, doesn’t change when it comes to an interabled relationship. From getting used to each other’s schedules to finding the small ways in which you can help each other, it’s best you take things one day at a time. There’s going to be a lot to learn and if you try to take on too much at once, it can easily become overwhelming.

---Ask Lots Of Questions---

One of the best things you can do when it comes to a new relationship is make sure you’re asking as many questions as you possibly can. Although there may not be an answer to everything, being open and honest with each other when it comes to any questions you have is going to help you build a strong foundation from the start.

---Be Prepared For Questions From Friends And Family---

You’re also going to get a lot of questions from your friends and family, especially if this is your first interabled relationship. It’s important to remember that while they may not mean any harm, you don’t have to answer anything that you don’t want to.

---Remember, You’re Not A Carer---

One of the most common misconceptions when it comes to interabled relationships is that you have to be a carer for the person in the relationship that has a disability. This is absolutely not the case and before you started dating, they got by in their life just fine. While there are certainly small things you can do to help them out, you don’t have to become a 24/7 carer for them.

Good luck, and be you always!

Single Disabled Online Dating Site: https://www.singledisabled.com/​
Single Disabled Blog: https://www.singledisabled.com/blog​
Sassy Wyatt: thinkingout...​


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