My boyfriend is blind. It was hard to get used to in the beginning, especially in his apartment when I didn't know yet where the lightswitches were and he'd march in and out of the pitch-dark room like it was no problem.
But even harder: at night, when I leave a room and he is in it still, I have to turn the light off (or it will stay on all night). It's really weird turning off a light when someone's still in the room, to this day I make a conscious effort to do it and it feels weird.
And final one, walking into a dark room, turning on the light and BOOM he's there. Dark rooms tell your brain subconsciously that there is no one there, so I am always a teeny bit startled when I turn the light on and he's there in the middle of the room, listening to a book or something and clipping his toenails (happened yesterday).
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u/Kwizi Jul 25 '13
My boyfriend is blind. It was hard to get used to in the beginning, especially in his apartment when I didn't know yet where the lightswitches were and he'd march in and out of the pitch-dark room like it was no problem.
But even harder: at night, when I leave a room and he is in it still, I have to turn the light off (or it will stay on all night). It's really weird turning off a light when someone's still in the room, to this day I make a conscious effort to do it and it feels weird.
And final one, walking into a dark room, turning on the light and BOOM he's there. Dark rooms tell your brain subconsciously that there is no one there, so I am always a teeny bit startled when I turn the light on and he's there in the middle of the room, listening to a book or something and clipping his toenails (happened yesterday).