How is your dating/relationship life?

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Which describes your situation most accurately?
I'M A MAN. I am married or in a steady relationship and have never experienced dating problems. 1%  1%  [ 2 ]
I'M A MAN. I am married or in a steady relationship, but I used to have dating problems in the past. 8%  8%  [ 14 ]
I'M A MAN. I am currently single, but I don't have any problems with dating in general. 6%  6%  [ 11 ]
I'M A MAN. I am single, and I do experience chronic dating problems, which might be AS-related. 47%  47%  [ 80 ]
I'M A WOMAN. I am married or in a steady relationship and have never experienced dating problems. 5%  5%  [ 8 ]
I'M A WOMAN. I am married or in a steady relationship, but I used to have dating problems in the past. 11%  11%  [ 18 ]
I'M A WOMAN. I am currently single, but I don't have any problems with dating in general. 2%  2%  [ 4 ]
I'M A WOMAN. I am single, and I do experience chronic dating problems, which might be AS-related. 20%  20%  [ 34 ]
Total votes : 171

beccah
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13 Apr 2012, 6:47 am

I ama woman
I identify as a woman
I am bisexual
I have non-AS related relationship problems,the most recent problem was that the guy ended up being one 'of those guys' and said relationship ended.



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13 Apr 2012, 6:52 am

I got so sad to see that there is so many single man with dating problems. I would like to date all of you but I doubt my boyfriend wouldn't like that.

I've been with same guy now for 9 years. Before that I had two (2) redicilous "relationships". I'm sort of cute, so many man gets attracted to me, but when they get to know me...


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13 Apr 2012, 8:28 am

Feline1982 wrote:
I'm sort of cute, so many man gets attracted to me, but when they get to know me...


I get told all the time that I look cute, I'm not quite sure why however, but I think most of those cute parts are actually AS related, such as me telling interesting facts all the time, and always having my big eyes staring at the world around me.

I'm dating someone now, and it seems to be going quite well, though I can't stop being very paranoid about what he thinks of me, I constantly have this feeling that I do something that will terminate the whole thing, but that's not really based on anything.

I've never dated anyone before this, so it's all quite new as well, that also might have something to do with it.



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30 Apr 2012, 7:59 am

New-Yorker wrote:
I'm a man and, unfortunately, I have been experiencing dating difficulties for the past decade or so. I tend to think that these difficulties have a lot to do with the way I present myself, which, in turn, may very well be due to undiagnosed AS.
Of course, I maintain the optimisic composure: even if I do turn out to have AS, I'm determined to override its symptoms and get myself a happy relationship (marriage).


I only once had a girlfriend several years ago and couldn't have another now.



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30 Apr 2012, 8:32 am

I'm a single woman. No interest in relationships at all. According to my mother, this makes me sensible. :lol:



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30 Apr 2012, 10:22 am

Non-existent.

Which is how it should be [for me].



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30 Apr 2012, 10:59 am

I picked male, married, had dating problems.

The woman I'm married to prefers introverted people over extroverts and macho guys, so that helps. We were in the same year at the university (physics department) and she likes to take initiative, which compensates for my passivity in matters of romance. I wouldn't call her exactly NT, but she doesn't have an ASD either. We're together now for 8.5 years, married for almost 3 years.

But besides her, I've never had any other dates or girlfriends.



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30 Apr 2012, 11:31 am

I'm an unmarried male with dating problems.

I've had a couple of very brief flings, and a relationship that lasted about 3 years that was sort of a train wreck.

I'm a hopeless romantic with a pretty strong sex drive, but I seem to have an unerring attraction to women with whom I would be miserable.

I really miss being in love. I'd love to have someone run their fingers through my hair...while I still have some hair left. :lol:



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30 Apr 2012, 11:43 am

There should be a selection that says "non existent"
That would fit my dating and relationship life.


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30 Apr 2012, 12:48 pm

No option for "Female, and since I put no effort in my lack of a relationship can hardly be seen as "struggles" "issues" or "problems" "? :P


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30 Apr 2012, 2:15 pm

I chose 'I'M A WOMAN. I am married or in a steady relationship, but I used to have dating problems in the past'.

I'm in a steady relationship with an (NT) man who seems to be happy with me, and I am very happy with him. In the past I either dated men who mistreated me or men who hoped they could somehow 'fix' me, and then became unhappy and angry with me when I couldn't change. If the relationship I am in now did not work out I'm not sure if I would seek another relationship. I find it all quite confusing and mentally exhausting. I try very hard to be a good girlfriend, but I worry that I am getting things wrong that I am not aware of.



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30 Apr 2012, 3:31 pm

How is my dating/relationship life? Non-existent.

Giving off a vibe of being different and struggling to speak puts people off, no amount of nice clothes and nice looks is going to make up for it.

Maybe I should go hunt for an autistic guy. Or someone with hyperactive ADHD. (Please be someone with dark/black hair, thankyouverymuch!) Might be fun.

Besides the hair issue, preferably one who isn't going to ridicule me and call me ret*d for being a perfectly normal autistic person. I ought to meet someone like that at some point.


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30 Apr 2012, 3:46 pm

None of those choices apply to me. Chooses avaliable never do. I've NEVER been on one date in my entire life! I've never been kissed and I've never had a real attraction to anyone. AND I"M PROUD OF IT!! ! I'm so proud to be 30-years-old (almost 31) and have never once been on a date. If God has somebody for me, He'll let me know. I made the decision at age 14 not to ever court or marry until after age 25. I'm almost 31 and still waiting. All up to God. If not, so be it.

On the other end, I do want to be a mother and have my own child (preferably a girl), more then anything in this life (besides God's will for my life). I won't have a child unless I'm married, and I know God dosen"t want me to adopt without a husband. It's extremely diffcult for me to accept that I may never have a child, but I have to accept that it may not be God's plan for me to mother a child of my own.



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30 Apr 2012, 7:11 pm

<sigh> Once again, my vote confirms to the standard highest response. Male with dating problems. Very shy, have trouble reading body language. Not to mention any subtle variations on smiling..

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30 Apr 2012, 7:52 pm

I female and I went with single, history of dating problems. I have had relationships in the past, mostly in college. I kinda fell in with the gamers and affiliated wierdos on campus and was actually fairly comfortable around them. Dating was still awkard and with one exception very brief, but there was that pool of people I related to more easily. Now I'm quite isolated and don't know how to go about changing that. Living in an area in central FL that's heavily retiree doesn't exactly help.



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30 Apr 2012, 10:44 pm

I'm single and I've been on a few dates with one guy but I scared him off. I've been asked out once but I declined because I didn't know the guy well. I'm still quite young(17) and don't really want to bother with a relationship right now because my life is hectic with finishing high school and starting college in the fall. I said I've had problems with dating because I've never had an official boyfriend.