• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    A colleague has a badass metal arm and I can confirm that it’s a great conversation starter.

    On the flipside, though, I can only imagine that it wasn’t easy to find a partner…

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      2 days ago

      yeah, most people are absolute shitwillies if you have even a slight physical limitation regardless if it’s heritable

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        1 day ago

        Yeah, to some degree I get it. The guy does need help with some things and can’t perform certain physical tasks. And it is an entirely different thing to be tolerant to that vs. being married to it.

        But the guy is kind-hearted, educated and sporty. He’s missing an arm, but others might be missing a brain or a heart, which I feel are much more detrimental for a partnership.
        Unfortunately, though, dating someone with a visible impairment really gets the gossip going, and people are scared of that, so I guess, it’s better to date a dumb ass instead.

        Having said all that, the guy is married by now and has a healthy son, so all is good in the end.

    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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      2 days ago

      I can only imagine that it wasn’t easy to find a partner…

      What other attachments does the hand have?