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NILA MORTON is a 22-year-old singleton currently living in Greenville, South Carolina. Nila was born with Ullrich, a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy, and does not let her condition affect her day-to-day life. Nila told Truly: “I'm a very active disabled woman, I don't allow my disability to define me or hold me back. It just causes limitations and some challenges, but you know, I'm going to just keep going.” Nila is yet to find the ‘one’ and is excited to go on a blind date. “Dating hasn't been the best. But I do know that because of me being in a wheelchair, I will say that it causes a lot of men to feel insecure. It's just, it's just a life thing.” Nila is looking for a man who is open minded, has a good sense of humor and who she can have a really good time with. “I do like them nice and tall, not problematic and nicely built!” Will Nila find the man of her dreams?
Socials: https://www.instagram.com/nilanmorton/
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I'm a queen on wheels
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I was born with orec muscular dystrophy, and I'm the only one in South Carolina with my disease
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At the time of my diagnosis, I was the number 96 in the whole world to have it
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Today, I'm going on my first blind date. I'm so tired of guys noticing my wheelchair
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and my disability first. I shouldn't have to pick between being beautiful
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and being disabled. A lot of men are not very open-minded. They'll be like, oh, can you have sex
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And I'll be like, well, can you have sex, sir? I'm getting ready for my blind date
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I'm Nyla, I'm 22 years old. I live in Greenville, South Carolina
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Today I'm going on my first blind date. I think this will be my first date in a long time
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So I'm excited. Gotta make sure I get all dolled up and everything
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Dating hasn't been the best. Being in a wheelchair, it causes a lot of men to feel insecure
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They always see my disability as a deal breaker. but it's an advantage, honestly
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Like, who doesn't want accessible parking? I mean, you up close to the store
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I'm really comfortable with who I am, and I'm okay with just show casting my chair
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I call it my rolling throne. I'm a queen on wheels. What's going through my mind right now is a lot
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I'm very nervous, kinda wondering how he looks and wonder what to expect about the date
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My name is Ken Lewis. I am a senior accountant. What I'm hoping for out of the date
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is just a good experience, is building relationships, maybe networking, maybe finding a sweetheart
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Oh, hi. How are you now? I'm good, how about you? Nice to meet you
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Nice to meet you. My name is Ken. Nice to meet you My name is Nyla I getting situated right here It would turn me off if he reacts negative about me being disabled or that he trying to make it awkward
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So what do you usually do for fun? Before the whole COVID, I used to like to travel around
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a little bit in the US. So yeah, but I applied for my passport so I can be able to travel outside the US
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Oh, she trying to get stamps out there. OK. What about you
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I'm actually traveling to Colorado this weekend. Oh, nice. a photo shoot out there
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I am also a part-time model. Oh, you model? I model too
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Hey, she... We just got a lot of... I'm telling you. What kind of modeling
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are you getting into? Oh, I just... Well, I'm part of the
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modeling agency called Between. So my first gig was Savage Fenty. Yes
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Oh, you're stepping out. Yeah. So I've been doing a little bit of something, something
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You doing your thing out there? When I was younger, I wanted to be a fashion designer
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I was like, I'm going to be a doctor. I'm going to be all... I had so many dreams. So when I got bullied and then I had to go to therapy
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and that's when I realized that I really wanted to go into psychology
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I majored in psychology. Okay. I really want to go into counseling, but I don't know
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I kind of go with the flow type person. So I kind of just see what life takes me
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I remember one guy, he came up to me, he said, you should really yourself
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because nobody don't really likes you. Then you model, then you about to graduate
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I might take a couple of notes. Matter of fact, we won't pay the pay for that
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Go ahead, go ahead, take a couple of notes. I'm gonna run to the bathroom for a quick second
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My first impression is like, he was really great. He can make a great conversation I think he taken the fact that I in a wheelchair very well The fact that he not feeling creeped out and he very comfortable
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I do find him very attractive. I'm proud. So when you first saw me, what you thought about me, you know, being in a wheelchair
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Well, actually, your smile took me away from the wheelchair. I ain't gonna lie, since I walked in
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But, you know, it's my first date with anybody that had any disorder
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Ashley, what is your disorder? I have a rare form of muscular dystrophy called OREC
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I'm the only one in the state of South Carolina with my disease. Oh, wow. Yeah, and at the time of my diagnosis, I would have numbered 96 in the whole world to have it
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Well, let me tell you, you're rare. Yes, I'm very rare. You're rare. You go, hey, you got to look at the bright spots up
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Yeah, I always say I'm one in a million, so. There you go. I call my wheelchair my rolling throne because, you know, I'm a queen and everything
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There you go. I feel like when it comes to me, people never want to try
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And if they do find attraction in me, they really try to see my wheelchair as the problem
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but not realizing that, you know, it doesn't have to be a problem
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It's just a life thing. A lot of men are not very open-minded
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They kind of have a lot of questions. They make assumptions. They want to know too much before even trying to get to know me
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get to know me, they'll be like, oh, can you have sex? Can you do this
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Can you do all that? And I'm like, yo, you don't even know my name. Wait
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So I always shut guys down, I'll be like, but can you have sex, sir
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I really look for someone who's very gentle. I think that's very important
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I met a lot of men that was gentle, but I feel like they try to hide it
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because they want to be masculine and strong. I like a man who knows how to be gentle
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know when to be strong and understand there's a balance. How about your dating life
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Actually I been I was engaged at 21 You was engaged Stuff starts stringing apart and you know and then she finally told me okay I wasn ready when you asked I just didn want to make you sad
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Split ways, and then, you know. Now, I've been four years and be single, so..
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This is my first time ever being with anybody with a disorder, you know, but..
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Looking at you from right here, I can't even tell. It's telling you
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You just mad? I got your hair done. Oh, yes. I got to say, listen
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Look at that. Listen, I got to say it with my title. I call myself a disabled hottie, so period
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I got to keep up with my title. Yeah, you got to
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Yes. I don't allow my disability to define me or hold me back
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I just see it as, like, you know, it just cause limitations, some challenges
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But, you know, I'm just going to jump over that and just keep going
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I love doing this again with you. Oh, yes, most definitely. I had such a great time
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The date went great. He was so amazing. Thank you. We had a great conversation
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His vibe was great. I really felt like he didn't really focus so much on my disability
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and he really actually wanted to get to know me and my life. I would hope that he would love to see me again
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The date went pretty good. It's better than what I expected, actually
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I just met a great person. Her condition didn't change anything. I just really, I'd rather build a friendship relationship first
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and then see what we can build on to that and see what we can branch off
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Do you think we'll meet up again? Actually, I think we will meet up because I did promise to take her out one more time
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So, yeah, it's a good chance, a very good chance
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