I am not deaf but the woman I have a crush on is. I first caught sight of her at the gym I work out at. I'd catch her checking me out and vice versa. I remember the first time I tried to chat her up. At first I thought maybe I'd misread the signals. I was standing off to her side and tried to strike up a conversation and I thought she was ignoring me because she didn't say anything back. When she saw me trying to speak to her I heard her voice and it immediately dawned upon me that she was deaf. It turns out she can read lips pretty well. We've exchanged email addresses and chatted online several times. I really like this lady. We have a lot of common interests and she is really funny. She is also drop dead gorgeous. The kind of woman you see on the street and your jaw just drops. I've traveled abroad quite a bit so I've experienced a lot of different cultures. I think I could potentially date a deaf women but I don't know anything about deaf culture. What are some things I should be sensitive about pertaining to her being deaf? I apologize if that comes off as patronizing. I honestly am not trying to be. How hard is it to become proficient at signing? I figure if she does end up becoming my girlfriend it wouldn't be fair to expect her to be able to read lips but me not be able to sign. I taught myself Spanish and am pretty fluent. I know that I could learn to sign if need be. 
