Repost from the New York Times Modern Love series.

Leona Godin describes some infuriating aspects of a blind/sighted relationship.

“Blindness can make you paranoid in love. Is he looking at another woman? Is she prettier than me?”

New acquaintances often give your sighted partner credit for even writing your emails!

M. Leona Godin is a writer, actor, artist, and educator who is blind. She is currently working on Seeing & Not-Seeing: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness with Pantheon Books.