# Is a Wheelchair a Turn-off? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 8, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447 "2012-12-08T20:58:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40
**Author:** ![taskmgr.exe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447/40 "2012-12-09T00:14:21Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > And please, don’t let the idea of “being a shallow or bad person” stop you from being honest. I don’t think there is anything inherently wrong with saying people in wheelchairs just aren’t attractive and you could not see yourself in a relationship with that person. However, whenever this question comes up, people just fall over themselves rushing to say how much the wheelchair DOESN’T matter and its the personality that counts. Well ask any person who uses a chair if their chair “matters” when it comes to dating. Hell to the yeah. My brother, > [@Why do some people mock the ones who are suicidal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-mock-the-ones-who-are-suicidal/612537/32): > > People demonize the weak because they don’t want to be them, be associated with them, empathize with them, experience in any way the hopeless circles they travel in. I do think it’s a turn-off, to be honest. I believe you will happiness anyway! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447)._