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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

I didn't mean to offend anyone.

I'm learning to sign, but I just started so I'm very, very limited.

I'm not forcing him to talk or telling him, he has to use his voice if he  really loves me. I'm not demanding anything.

He told me that he could talk , and about being teased. I guess I just want him to know that he can trust me  not to hurt him, and he can completely be himself around me.

Does that make sense?[/quote]

Deaf pp here. I know you didn't mean offense, and I didn't take any. I was just trying to explain how this really isn't a "preference" thing like you might squabble over where to set the Thermostat.

:-)

Good luck. Don't push on the voice. My guess is if the relationship takes root, you'll hear his voice at some point.

Meanwhile, I do suggest you do some reading on what this existence is like. Start with a book if you can find it called "What's that Pig Outdoors" (the title is a riff on how sometimes a Deaf person will give an completely inappropriate answer to a question they think they've been asked. So, you might ask "is it cold outside" and the Deaf person might reply "bacon and eggs.")

I hope you're a patient soul :-0[/quote]

OP again.

Thank you for your thoughtful replies. I will give that book a read if I can get a copy.

I truly did not want to pressure him. I guess I thought  I would be helping, him, building his self esteem up after the bullying, but I see that was the wrong assumption.

I won't bring it up again, unless he does.  It's a  new relationship, but I like him a lot  and the last thing I wan't to do is make him uncomfortable.[/quote]

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