amathew

Not a "dating" story but I would regularly run into this lady on my way home from work and we'd have interesting conversations, so I asked her for her number the other day. Texted her about grabbing some coffee...and a couple days later she responds with a message saying that her religion prohibits her from spending one-on-one time with people of the opposite gender. Um....ok. I knew she was baptist and pretty hardcore into that, so not really all that surprised. 

That was the first woman I've ever asked for their number. Being 29, I realize that's odd, but I'm also physically disabled (gait abnormalities w/ partial seizures from time to time) and that's sort of hampered me from "normal" male activities involving the opposite gender. Oh well, gives me more time to sit in front of a computer and code the night away.

Form a budget and be smarter about my spending habits.

Code two to three hours each day outside work (focus on statistical analysis and machine learning)

I've never sought out help for my persistent feelings of sadness, but I feel depressed on most days. I've lost interest in most things and I feel detached from everyone. Being physical disabled (have a noticeable gait problem), everyday things are often a struggle and its depressing having to deal with it. Don't get me wrong, I got a normal 9 to 5 job as a statistician and certain things are going well in my life, but not being able to walk long distances w/o taking numerous stops, having stability issues, not being able to stand on my feet for a long time, getting partial seizures, etc is pretty challenging and I don't go a day without feeling pitiful and sad for what I am. The worst is when I'm sitting in a coffee shop and staring out the window, and there are couples walking on the sidewalk while holding hands. I can hold hands and walk down the street with someone, but I wouldn't expect anyone to want to do so with me given my issues. It's very depressing knowing that "normal" things that people enjoy aren't and probably will never be part of my life.

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People making fun of disabled people...it's just utterly classless and the ultimate sign of being a douche

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