I can't date you, because your not wheelchair accessible

I was told tonight, by a friend of a friend, that he personally could never date a girl like me, a girl in a chair, because it wouldn't look right for an able-bodied person to date "a girl like me, ya know, in a chair".

You know, I've heard this line before, but it never fails to surprise me just how intolerant and judgemental people can be. God forbid someone be a little different from them.

I know who I am, and I know what I have to offer. And all of those people who have overlooked me, or who have said I wasn't the right one for them, well they are the ones who have lost out, because they passed up the chance to be with a really wonderful girl who would treat them with the respect and love they are looking for. And I hope when they think about it, they realize I am definitely one who got away.

Maybe that sounds like I am thinking too highly of myself, but its about time I give myself the credit that's been due. I am tired of thinking that no one will want me because I am in a chair, because that's already been proven that's not true. And I am not going to waste my time listening to bullshit like this guy was spewing, and even waste my time getting upset over it. The old me, I would have been devastated hearing something like that, I would automatically turned cynical and assume this person was right, and why bother even trying to put myself out there. But not this new Kim, this girl knows what she's worth, and she will no longer let anyone treat her like she is small or unworthy of love and attention. I am tired of being ignored and overlooked, I am tired of feeling afraid of putting my heart out there, and tired being afraid of getting hurt. I am a confident women in every other aspect of my life, and its about time I become confident about this.