Silversong Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 Hi, I had a very nice distance relationship in the 90s, until I lost touch with the man I was long-distance friends with for a while, then found out he had passed away. We were both somewhat housebound, and this was a great way for both of us to not feel so alone. It didn't bother us that we probably would never meet in person - we were just glad to have each other in our lives any way we could. My problem is I have tried all the dating sites, both for the disabled and non-disabled, and it seems no one is looking for distance relationships, and that is really all I can offer. It seems housebound people need our own singles site where the only thing 'to' search for is a pen pal or distance friend or romance, but there doesn't seem to be any. Just wondering then, does anyone here perhaps know of a way to go about finding this again? The service I had used to meet this man was before I had the internet (mid 90s) and was done through the postal mail. I cannot find the same service any longer. It was a psychologist who matched people according to their profiles. Thanks for any helpful suggestions.
LittleTiger Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 Hi Silversong, welcome to LS. I'm not sure what to suggest here but I am curious why it is that your friendship has to be a distance one. You say you are housebound but does that mean you can't have a friend who could actually spend real time with you in person? Sorry, if I've misunderstood something.
thisismystory Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 I ditto what LittleTiger said. But in addendum, perhaps you can try contacting that psychologist that referred you to the service?
electricity Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 Do you have any interests, such as politics, games, movies, etc.? There are internet forums for pretty much anything nowadays; you could go on them and chat with people, then perhaps meet someone to talk to more even off the forum. Seems like that's how a lot of LDRs start.
Spiritofnow Posted June 4, 2010 Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) http://www.thanetdf.org.uk/ http://www.ableize.com/society-and-culture/chats-and-forums/ I simply googled 'disability and forum' and they are just two of the many links that were listed. I also googled 'disabilities and pen pals' and there were pages and pages of options. Have a play around and see what you can find that suits you best. Best of luck! Edited June 4, 2010 by Spiritofnow
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