To Claire M.

Even though the person in jewelery design is in US it still would be good to contact them - making new friends with your interests is always a good thing to correspond with them.

Relationships are complicated even in the best of circumstances.
Yes, sometimes it can get lonely when all you see are couples everywhere you go.

The divorce rate is so high though these days and there are many couples who don't have a good marriage but just stay together for financial reasons or their kids, etc. So you think about all the people that do get divorced (about 50 %) and the percentage of people who do stay married but don't have the best relationship either - maybe a 1/4 of those in that category - cheating spouses, etc. Really, does not seem like it is even worth getting married the way things are going these days.

Yes, of course there are good marriages out there but not a lot.

Are there any on-line sites to actually meet others who are in the same situation? Probably various degrees - but perhaps they would be more understanding of someone with a disability then others.
Not saying this would always be the case - doesn't necessarily have to be the exact same disability but just a caring person regarding other's disablities.

Someone mentioned doing the outdoorsy thing, hiking, biking, etc or auto mechanics. I am not disabled but I am not into the hiking , biking, outdoorsy stuff myself. Certainly not into auto mechanics - even when I had a car (don't drive now) but use public transportation (city buses). OK - so I don't like to get my hands dirty just not my thing.

Actually come to think of it, I did know this one lady years ago who enrolled in a auto mechanic class at a local college.
She said the guys were young, young about 18-25 and older ones were married (did wear their wedding band.) Sometimes even brought their wive to class. I remember her telling me about that.
She had a lot of car problems on a car she drove and could not afford all the expensive car repairs so I think that is why she took the class - but as she was single she thought she might meet a guy there. No luck meeting a guy even in a auto mechanic class. She was nice looking and she was about 38 or 40 I think at the time.   

I have taken a few classes myself, photography and creative writing - NO SINGLE MEN AT ALL IN EITHER CLASS! I still like photography as my hobby and love folk music more then anything.

No song-writing classes anywhere near me either. (also mentioned by this same person.)

It is hard to meet someone these days - even when not disabled.
Much easier when you are young - in the 20's probably.

Kathy

P.S. I was reading another post here by a woman in her 50's I think and also said it is very hard to meet someone. Not everyone has the good luck of being introduced to someone by a friend or at a job.
I guess many people do meet people this way - but not everyone can meet people this way. I am in my 40's and also never met anyone by being introduced, etc. I did at one time try with ads in the newspapers (before the internet). Met some ok people but nothing really worked out in the end.