hellhole wrote:
Hi,
Because those with ASD's are asocial, it would make sense to think that these individuals would desire a romantic partner less than other folks.
People with ASD are not Asocial, well at least not ALL ASD people. i think its more fair to say that most autistics are introverted but even introverts are social some of the time, socializing is part of being human and anyone would go nuts by complete isolation (i think its fair to say we autistics would last longer on a desert island than any extrovert)
that being said it depends on the person, i personally know people all over the spectrum of all ages, some i know just would rather hang out with 1 person at a time and would rather not join into a group, i know some people who love groups of friends, and i know some who are very romantically starved and really just want a partner. and some who are fine just on their own,
personally i go through about 1 month a year where i would like to try to date but it never works out. right now at this moment im in a bit of a 'alone time' funk where only those in my immediate comfort zone are tolerable to socialize with for short periods of time. to me romance is still very confusing and i dont know what romantic love is suppose to feel like yet. same with sexual feelings, also dating is a LOT OF WORK and i just dont have the mental energy to deal with it right now.
so to sum it up. do i want a partner? ehhhh.... not at the moment, i did a few months ago for a few days, but the feeling faded pretty fast.
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