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writes:This girl I started dating is blind (she is low vision blind, not total blind). Like, if I am standing in front of her, with the lights on, she can see that I am there but if I am standing on the other side of a room, she will not be able to see me. The problem I am having is when do I help her and when I do I let her do things on her own? I was born with a speech impediment so I understand how annoying it is when somebody tries to help me when I don't need it. I also know how much I hate asking for help. Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (16 December 2023): It frightens me that this poor woman, who cannot help being blind, has to rely on you. You should be able to work out for yourself simple things like when she needs help is when she asks for it. Why do you need to ask a bunch of strangers something so obvious??
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reader, malvern  +, writes (11 December 2023):
 I knew a girl who was blind. We let her do her own thing and only helped her when we could see she was having sort some of difficulty, or heading towards a hazard like 'just becareful, there's a step in front of you". Blind people have heightened senses in other areas like hearing and can often sense if there is a large obstacle in front of them. I remember this girl was able to play simple video games on the TV just by hearing the sounds of the game, it was incredible.
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reader, anonymous, writes (5 December 2023): Just ask her--like she should ask you about when you might need some help. It's that simple--nothing more/nothing less. People spend too much time wondering instead of just asking--so ask her when she might need some and might not.
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reader, Honeypie +, writes (4 December 2023):
 Ask HER to clarify when she needs help. We can't tell you, only she can.
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