As a Deaf person, would you date a hearing person?

I have, and I married one. (This is not to say I haven't dated Deaf women -- most of my girlfriends were [are?] Deaf). But it's not easy, which is why the majority of Deaf-Hearing relationships do not tend to work out. read more

It's like that with Deaf people. We really DO think and perceive things differently from Hearing people in many ways. Deaf culture values different things than Hearing (American) culture does -- communication and sharing information, eye contact, collectiveness of community, and more. read more

It could be a signing, culturally Deaf person partnered with a fluent-signing CODA or hearing interpreter, or the same Deaf person partnered with a moderately fluent hearing person or with a nonsigning hearing person. read more