Of course they do, Lou, and that's something we should always keep in mind. 
Partners have needs to, blind, sighted or whatever, and we should always try 
to do what we can to meet them for them.
Harvey
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: sighted partners


> intresting discussion.  I met my wife, Kathy, through ham radio.  She is
> WB3KRN and we've been married for 24 years.  She is sighted and I am 
> totaly
> blind.  We do quite well most of the time and seem to compliment each
> other's abilities although, since she has her own health issues and 
> doesn't
> get out as much as she'd like to, she sometimes hungers just to make eye
> contact with someone.  We often focus on our needs as people who are blind
> but our sighted partners have their own needs which are just as valid. 
> 73,
> Lou  WA3MIX