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I never a real friendship, no girlfriend, never had a kiss because of my Aspergers and not knowing I had Aspergers so now I am in my late 18s and finally realizing my reality. I decided to try and go to college so I can start a new life but how am I suppose to tell a girl I never had a girlfriend? I never kiss a girl? or how can I have friends if I know nothing about having friends? I am worried and I am bitter because why do I have such a non-normal problem?

You're right that college is a fresh start. Here are some thoughts: Try not to think of it as getting a girlfriend, but instead as finding an interesting girl you'd like to get to know, and then once you do, and if a kiss seems to make sense, it'll happen at the right time. You wouldn't be telling a girl right when you meet her that she's the first you've dated or kissed. Plus a lot of girls do like shy guys (if that weren't true, I would still never have met one, and I'm more than twice your age), and they often make the first move if they can tell you care about and respect them. As far as friends go, college campuses are full of people with every imaginable interest. Those were my best years for friendships. For example, I would never have imagined myself ever in a roomful of guys and being not only comfortable, but doing something that was right up my alley. In my case it was listening to music in alphabetical order. You can do this. It's a scary change for everyone, but it will surprise you how many situations open up for you if you let them. I promise.

Thank you that helps me alot

I think if you meet up with the right girl that will not matter. You have a very good reason for it and the right girl will understand that. With guys it's all about scoring. But I am not sure that is the case with women.

I was 25 when I had my first kiss. Its not so unusual to be 18. I know most people have kissed by then, but not everyone. The thing is that most people won't talk about it because they think they are the only one.

Women don't care about your background. They care that you respect them and that you are good to them. They care about whether they feel like they can trust you. They like it when you talk to them about your feelings.

Yes, its true that some girls like really confident men. Don't bother with those girls. Go for the girls who are sweet and kind and wants a guy who is also sweet and kind.

Good luck with collage, BTW!

College was one of the best things I ever did. I hated and didn't finish high school. I excelled at college. I love research and learning.

As for the social part, there are a lot of people there and numerous chances to try different things. Experiment with who you are and how you present yourself. If it doesn't work find different people.

I will warn you about mind altering substances. It is tempting to change your consciousness in order to try to change your reality. I did it for ten years and at the end, I narrowly avoided prison and was still the exact same person.

College was the first time I met people I COULD be friends with, so t turned out to be a major improvement. The first three months weren't easy, though- I had to get myself moved from a large, noisy building full of spoilt rich kids with no manners to somewhere quieter.