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22 Oct 2012, 5:34 am

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Welcome to WP :lol:


Yeah. :) Something tells me I won't be staying around long. People here can repel women like nowhere I've seen before. :roll:



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22 Oct 2012, 7:04 am

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You're not the only one, not by a long shot.

I have said previously that being offered sex is nowhere near a genuine offer for a relationship.
Being used because you have a hole in the right place (sorry to put it crudely) is completely and utterly different than somebody who actually wants to be with you because of who you are.
Just like a girl using a guy for money is meaningless - the two are comparable - most guys here would not put up with that despite their complaints - and if they would then they would simply use a golddigger or a hooker (not intended to invalidate, simply logical).

I do get hit on and offered sex when I go out to particpate in my interest.

On the occasion, I have someone offer a relationship - but they have no real idea of what they mean. They want the *idea* of what they think a relationship would be with me... which is something that does not exist, not me as a person.
They do not realise how a woman with AS thinks and get angry or disappointed when they discover that you are not NT and do not act like one - or that you are incapable of basic things that they consider a woman "should" do or be. Even when you have never hid it from them, they get over it eventually and blame you for it.

Only once have I had someone offer a relationship and truly mean it because of the person that I was.

I should note that dating for me is simply the stage of getting to know someone.
A relationship would be an agreement between both parties to be exclusive, for reasons that were mutually agreed upon.

It's interesting that you said that you never "click" with anyone, yet you realise what you are lacking - I can certainly relate to that. I felt the same way for many years, although I do not get lonely, mostly because I have an inability to feel lonely. But it doesn't stop the feeling that I am "missing" something, even if I can't put my finger on what it is - there just seems to be space there instead. But certainly the feeling of not belonging can be difficult, especially if you do not have family or friends or someone else that you feel you "belong" to - which I expect makes your situation perhaps more lonely than it would otherwise be.

The invalidation that oes on in this sub-forum towards women is indictative of many things - but because of that attitude that is prevelvant on here that you mentioned, most women do not post about their romantic issues or questions here because those who know this sub-forum, know that much of what will be posted in response - even most of it - will be invalidating and not helpful at all.

Be warned that it will probably happen on this thread too - some people are not going to respect your wishes or the purpose of this thread and wll simply use it to further their own agenda.
using a girl for sex is not the same thing as using a an for money/Looks are still a characteristic of womn while money is just something a guy earns . A woman who gets sex knows that her looks are fine/above average.

I have little(note i did not say none) sympathy for women who can't get a relationship. Men here can't get a relationship also but we also can't sex or in some cases a kiss. The men here mostly want sex because it means someone wants them..so we desire relationships..but we also want sex..you girls get sex atleast but aren't happy and say you don;t want it. you act like it's horrible


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22 Oct 2012, 10:39 am

Edited as the post this was replying to was thankfully removed.



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22 Oct 2012, 11:51 am

wtfid2 wrote:
using a girl for sex is not the same thing as using a an for money/Looks are still a characteristic of womn while money is just something a guy earns . A woman who gets sex knows that her looks are fine/above average.


Agreed. Women like sex as much as men do; it's not something they do as a "favour" to get loved in return. Men don't like spending money just like that unless the money is spent on something we enjoy.

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I have little(note i did not say none) sympathy for women who can't get a relationship. Men here can't get a relationship also but we also can't sex or in some cases a kiss. The men here mostly want sex because it means someone wants them..so we desire relationships..but we also want sex..you girls get sex atleast but aren't happy and say you don;t want it. you act like it's horrible


If someone at least gets sex, then said person get's a lot more than the guy who's made into an emotional tampon after the first date.

I've been used for sex many times by women who had no interest in a relationship with me (I think that my most recent ex was just trying to get pregnant); it hurts to have your feelings stepped on, but it's still better than leaving empty handed and it still made listening to the crap these women said worth it. Women who rant about being used for sex (i.e. they take sex for granted) don't know who lucky they are.

The bottom line is, a f*ck buddy gives you 90% of the benefits of a relationship without any of the bad parts.



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22 Oct 2012, 5:54 pm

Didn't ask you to, so why are you bothering? :?
Unless you've actually got any productive input...



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22 Oct 2012, 6:46 pm

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Didn't ask you to, so why are you bothering? :?
Unless you've actually got any productive input...


Because there are people besides you who have feelings on this board. The OP was being genuine about how she felt, and you have no right to call her a troll because of that.


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22 Oct 2012, 8:39 pm

I think a lot of things you said are right, but I think you are wrong about how relationships should be started. I don't think waiting around for something to "click" is a good way of doing it. Even if you're neurotypical and you have all the necessary social constructs in your head to make spontaneous interaction possible (I'm guessing that if you're posting here then you're not), I don't think that allows for very deep interaction and closes you off to a lot of good opportunities that would develop if you gave people a chance. Just because an initial, accidental interaction with somebody doesn't trigger some sort of romantic feeling doesn't mean that you wouldn't go well with him. I always thought (this is how it is with me) that serious romantic attraction wasn't possible unless I thought hard about whether I wanted somebody and made a decision to give it a try. For me romantic attraction is almost a conscious decision.

I think you're right about how guys who hit on you don't really care. I always thought it was strange because obviously when you first start flirting with somebody you don't know anything about him/her other than what he/she looks like, so I can't imagine what you'd want apart from sex. But most women seem to expect a lot of effort from men from the very start. But they also don't want to be seen as sluts, which seems incongruous because they are encouraging men to go after them that they know just want sex.

Also for me part of the bonding process is sex.



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22 Oct 2012, 8:42 pm

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blue_bean wrote:
Welcome to WP :lol:


Yeah. :) Something tells me I won't be staying around long. People here can repel women like nowhere I've seen before. :roll:


They are just bitter because they can't get what they want and they haven't figured out how to control their feelings yet. I think both are related to aspergers.



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22 Oct 2012, 8:54 pm

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Well there's nothing I can say to reply like that is there? You're obviously beyond help.


What he means is that all single women are supposed to be insulted and criticized, and expecting otherwise is expecting preferential treatment. Cause you know, every woman is in on a secret conspiracy to keep every poor, nice guy like him single, so by having the audacity to come on here and put on a charade of innocence is patronizing and deserves a barrage of insults and criticism. :roll:



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22 Oct 2012, 8:59 pm

ShamelessGit wrote:
Withdrawal wrote:
blue_bean wrote:
Welcome to WP :lol:


Yeah. :) Something tells me I won't be staying around long. People here can repel women like nowhere I've seen before. :roll:


They are just bitter because they can't get what they want and they haven't figured out how to control their feelings yet. I think both are related to aspergers.


For the most part though, they don't seem to even make an effort. I think a lot of the guys forget that the women here, by and large, aren't the neurotypical she-bitches they keep running into. The women here have our own problems, some of them related to not being diagnosed, so we end up with reputations of being "silly", "weird" or "too detached". Please note, I said a lot of the guys, not all of them. Just like a lot of the girls try to be understanding, but we get tired of reading the same thing over and over.



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23 Oct 2012, 2:38 am

sliqua-jcooter wrote:

Because there are people besides you who have feelings on this board. The OP was being genuine about how she felt, and you have no right to call her a troll because of that.


I don't believe she is genuine.
I've read her post and for the first seventy words, I'm like "Ok, fair enough" and then wham, the real content comes shining through...


Oh and Civrev, just :lol:
So brilliantly totally wide of the barn door you might as well call it a boomerang bullet, but f*****g hilarious post to read.



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23 Oct 2012, 3:08 am

J-Greens wrote:
sliqua-jcooter wrote:

Because there are people besides you who have feelings on this board. The OP was being genuine about how she felt, and you have no right to call her a troll because of that.


I don't believe she is genuine.
I've read her post and for the first seventy words, I'm like "Ok, fair enough" and then wham, the real content comes shining through...


Oh and Civrev, just :lol:
So brilliantly totally wide of the barn door you might as well call it a boomerang bullet, but f***ing hilarious post to read.


I don't agree with everything in there, but the general premise seems to be sound, both in theory and from experience.

I'm curious as to what you object to?

What are the implications that you have pulled from her post that lead you to believe that?


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23 Oct 2012, 4:39 am

ShamelessGit wrote:
I think a lot of things you said are right, but I think you are wrong about how relationships should be started. I don't think waiting around for something to "click" is a good way of doing it. Even if you're neurotypical and you have all the necessary social constructs in your head to make spontaneous interaction possible (I'm guessing that if you're posting here then you're not), I don't think that allows for very deep interaction and closes you off to a lot of good opportunities that would develop if you gave people a chance. Just because an initial, accidental interaction with somebody doesn't trigger some sort of romantic feeling doesn't mean that you wouldn't go well with him. I always thought (this is how it is with me) that serious romantic attraction wasn't possible unless I thought hard about whether I wanted somebody and made a decision to give it a try. For me romantic attraction is almost a conscious decision.

I think you're right about how guys who hit on you don't really care. I always thought it was strange because obviously when you first start flirting with somebody you don't know anything about him/her other than what he/she looks like, so I can't imagine what you'd want apart from sex. But most women seem to expect a lot of effort from men from the very start. But they also don't want to be seen as sluts, which seems incongruous because they are encouraging men to go after them that they know just want sex.

Also for me part of the bonding process is sex.


Thankyou for you reply. I have tried giving people a chance though; I don't reject them outright. I think that's my problem - I don't seem capable of the relationships/feelings that come naturally to other people (and hence my diagnosis and why I'm here - I'm sure it's got to be related to that). Also, sometimes I do feel attraction to people and love people, whether as friends or potentially something more, but those people never seem interested in me. Even if I can get an aquaintance going, it never becomes meaningful. It's like the workings of being close to another human are beyond my capabilities and understanding. And that goes for friendships and other types of relationships too. It's the lack of a long-term, meaningful bond that is depressing.

Like I said, I don't get asked out very often at all. Some of the comments in this thread seem to make generalisations in which women get to do lots of rejecting. Maybe pretty, healthy girls are constantly rejecting men. I have a physical disability (which, though it doesn't stop many people forming relationships, does make things more complicated for me: for one thing being sick all the time makes it really hard to be a fun, energetic person - meeting people can be exhausting and you have to be dealing with problems thrown at you by your physical body when you're trying to concentrate on your social skills). And I have the social problems of Asperger's. I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses, but getting asked out a lot is really not something I've experienced! It's been very occasional. I get that even once is more than some people, but I'm not exactly inundated with offers.

I'm not against being hit on for sex: if you go to certain places, it's expected. In fact in some ways there's something more honest about it when a guy just wants a one-night stand - if he makes it clear he's not asking for anything more, and he's not claiming you're particularly special, at least both sides understand what he's asking for. As long as he accepts if you say no, that's fine. It's more honest than a guy who claims to want a girl to be his long term partner - which should be saying he's chosen her over others, and is asking for a lot of her dedication and her feelings - when really all he wants is to boost his own social status by getting any girl to go out with him. But getting hit on doesn't take the edge of the lack of a meaningful relationship, which is a seperate problem.

Thank you to everyone who's defended me in this thread. I can only say I'm genuine and I never intended my post to upset anyone. I was simply saying there's an issue I'm suffering from that I haven't seen aired on this forum much at all. Not denying other people have their own problems - just saying that the issues I've tried to express here are problems too and wanting to hear from people who felt the same way.



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23 Oct 2012, 4:48 am

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It is extremely lonely being a single woman. I can get “hit on” by drunken men if I go out to the right places. I could get sex. Very occasionally, a guy may even decide he’ll ask me on a date or ask me to be his girlfriend. But I – and I imagine other people, mainly girls, but guys too maybe – don’t want sex! I want a relationship. And not just to agree to settle for someone because they can’t get any other girl.

Being offered sex does not even come close to this type of relationship.

Yes! This is exactly how I feel; I'd rather have a relationship than sex, and I'm a man. :) It goes both ways though - some women seem to assume that every guy who asks them out is only after sex and not a relationship (this hasn't happened to me, just having read what has happened to others) and that's not a helpful attitude either.



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23 Oct 2012, 5:25 am

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Well there's nothing I can say to reply like that is there? You're obviously beyond help.


What he means is that all single women are supposed to be insulted and criticized, and expecting otherwise is expecting preferential treatment. Cause you know, every woman is in on a secret conspiracy to keep every poor, nice guy like him single, so by having the audacity to come on here and put on a charade of innocence is patronizing and deserves a barrage of insults and criticism. :roll:


Ahh, I get it now!