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Society—media included—seems to ignore the fact that we have the same needs and desires as everyone else,” says Danielle in  Having used a wheelchair for most of her life, she knows the challenges of dating with a disability, and if you want to swap crazy Tinder stories, she’s your woman. it’s called ableism, and it’s denying or covering your disability to try to fit into an able-bodied world. It’s hard because when you’re disabled, there’s no one to talk to about this , there’s no one to look up to, there’s no role model, there’s no one on TV.

Polished looks for women who typically wear sizes 14W-22W. At your hour-long Out of Office appointment, your dedicated stylist will help you find your best fit. After years of disciplined saving, I left my job as an editor at a respected magazine in New York, bid adieu to my bargain apartment, sold my furniture, dropped off my beloved Chihuahuas at Chez Parents, packed my bags, and set off with the boyfriend for a year-long, 16-country tour of Asia. If you’re a type-A workaholic in your office in NYC, you’ll be a type-A workaholic in the jungles of Borneo; it’s just that the definition of “work” changes. That’s because I know that back home, life goes on, and it doesn’t involve me.