What My Marriage Looks Like as a Disabled Woman Married to a Non-Disabled Man
Throughout my life I’ve wondered what people think when they discover I’m married. When I was younger and still in the dating scene, I also questioned if some of those relationships didn’t work out because they didn’t know what life would look like down the road with someone like me — a four-foot-tall disabled woman.
The truth is, I had no idea either, so no hard feelings there! Sometimes I don’t have to wonder though, because as anyone who has lived with a visible disability knows, we get asked many questions.
Don’t get me wrong, questions are fine with me — but some can be way out of left field and highly inappropriate. One of my personal favorites, “Is he your dad?”, is often asked in reference to my only-two-years-older husband. (Because, of course, disabled people are LUCKY to have found love!) I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a glimpse of what my marriage looks like.
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