
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>I always fall in love with my friends and they never feel the same, so I’ve learned not to tell them to save myself from rejection and embarrassment. ;</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>“</em><strong><em>Oh you’re so funny and such a great friend, I’d hate to ruin our friendship, we’ve been friends for so long.”</em></strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Yeah yeah yeah, I’ve heard it all before like nails on a chalkboard. A good ;</strong><strong><em>friend ;</em></strong>but never girlfriend material. It would take me awhile to get over it, crushes for me last around years, but I would. Now I’ve dated, it never lasted because when you have this mentality that no one will ever love you cause you’re in a wheelchair, it can put a damper on things, and when you’re partners have told you that too, that you can’t satisfy them enough you’ll start to believe it , and I hate my CP for that reason, it’s very visible and for a long time and even now that’s all people could and can ; ;see. I remember asking this boy I liked in 8th grade to a dance, he laughed and said, “ ;<strong><em>I don’t wanna have sex with a wheelchair” ; ;</em></strong>that stuck with me still til this day I almost cried at school but I didn’t ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>When your 8th grade teacher goes around the room asking everyone who has had their first kiss yet, asking everyone in class except for you, because how could a girl in wheelchair date? For some reason the concept makes able bodied people’s heads explode, mind you I had my first kiss when I was 11, but if I had confronted my teacher about it I would’ve gotten some lame excuse like ;</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>“</strong><strong><em>Oh, well&#8230;. I just thought you were too smart for that kind of stuff.”</em></strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>A similar experience happened my second year of college, I was in my first relationship and my professor went around the room asking everyone if they had a partner, I was really excited because I actually did have a partner but, he asked everyone except for me. I thought it was odd but I made it very clear that I was dating, but why should I have to explain myself just so people wouldn’t assume things, why should disabled people feel like they’re being excluded from modern dating, I’m human I like dating, I like sex just as much as able bodied people do. I like people a lot I wished they liked me too. I have a lot to offer</strong>. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Falling In Love With A Chair by Christina Suraci</p>



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