I am hearing woman, in love with a deaf man and I think it's great. I don't have to turn on the water when I pee. When he goes to the bathroom he comes out and we laugh because he didn't realize everything I could hear. And what's great is alot of times, we don't even have to talk because our understanding goes way beyond words, or communication. He has exposed me to a new culture that I LOVE, and has opened my eyes and given me a passion for a world other than mine. It hasn't been easy, but when two people connect, they connect. Every relationship has difficulties communicating and understanding. I think the connection you two have as individuals is more important than how you communicate. At first he always wanted a deaf girl but then he even saw it can go beyond words or signing. Oh, yeah and in public we can sign and make fun of people and they have no idea. Plus they look at us like it's something strange and I think it's great. Everyone needs their eyes opened. Oh, and it's more peaceful for me with a deaf guy, it's more quite and I like that. Plus I'm noisy so we work well together. And me being Loud (wink) is great because he can hear me and I can get right in his ears and don't have to worry about hurting them (wink again). It's great, and when I laugh hard (because I do) I don't have to worry about hurting his ears. Plus, I like things that are different and like I said, dating him has been wonderful for us both and eye opening for us both. Plus, no one wants to be discrimnated against for whatever it is- religion, hearing or not, color, sex, etc. . . So I think it's important we all keep our eyes open because we could miss out on something even greater than what we think.