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31 Oct 2018, 12:46 am

I have a mood screening planned for the coming year. I just wonder if it will help me at all.



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31 Oct 2018, 12:58 am

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If I make it to 40 and things still are the same, should I just go ahead and kill myself?

Can you become independent by 40? Things can change, but they will not change by themselves.



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31 Oct 2018, 1:00 am

314pe wrote:
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If I make it to 40 and things still are the same, should I just go ahead and kill myself?

Can you become independent by 40? Things can change, but they will not change by themselves.


I've had a lot of things hamper me severely in becoming independent. I am a college dropout, I am struggling financially, my older brother destroyed my self-esteem, and my failures make me feel like I shouldn't be alive.



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31 Oct 2018, 2:50 am

Pick something that you don't mind doing because there's no point doing any exercise unless you are going to stick

with it. I like walking. I'm a fast walker and it doesn't have any of the risks of injury that other things have.

No exercise will make up for a s**t diet though. The trick there is getting into good habits. Take being pre-diabetic

as an incentive to improve your diet.



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31 Oct 2018, 2:57 am

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
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ND women seemingly only exist on the internet.



They are probably men, like you.


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How dare you!



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31 Oct 2018, 12:54 pm

I know someone who is short and ugly yet has had a number of romantic relationships and two kids. His secret? Realistically assessing his value and approaching partners of similar value. And only asking partners who are likely to say "yes."

Nobody likes to be someone's second choice.



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31 Oct 2018, 2:01 pm

Mark, if you're out there reading this, I talked to a neighbor who has a nephew (about the same age as you) on the spectrum and like you, is also in need of love in his life.

She said that relationships will always hard at the beginning of it regardless if the other person is NT or not and that the first thing you should always do whenever you meet a person is to initiate conversation. If you move the relationship forward too fast, the other person's feelings could get hurt.

In fact, she emailed me this link just for you. Hope this helps.

https://www.meetup.com/topics/singles-with-aspergers/?_cookie-check=om1rJFrqmtWy8N1h&fbclid=IwAR0EvEJzej7Lb20gVwVhmkK8ppo0GS6pRsen9SO587O_l3IEIxvQsdO8iY4


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31 Oct 2018, 6:11 pm

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I know someone who is short and ugly yet has had a number of romantic relationships and two kids. His secret? Realistically assessing his value and approaching partners of similar value. And only asking partners who are likely to say "yes."

Nobody likes to be someone's second choice.

And if you have no value and all women have inherit value?
I’d be ok being someone second choose as long as I’m someone’s choice



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31 Oct 2018, 6:16 pm

You have value Sly. I hate it when you talk like that. Because when you say you have "no value," it ain't true.



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31 Oct 2018, 6:32 pm

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You have value Sly. I hate it when you talk like that. Because when you say you have "no value," it ain't true.

Cause I don’t have any value to today’s women.
I offer nothing practical or financially
Many women here have stated they and most women wouldn’t date a guy like me with basically no job, no car, doesn’t live alone and has no future.
Ie no value



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31 Oct 2018, 6:41 pm

My older brother is racist, sexist, homophobic, and xenophobic but he's always had girlfriends and is married. I am the opposite of those things but I am considered "weird" for being those things.



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31 Oct 2018, 6:53 pm

If you're unemployed and/or living with your parents, then becoming independent should become your #1 priority before you even consider getting a girlfriend. Because you're 30 years old, at that age, it's a huge deal breaker if you're still living with mom and dad.

So have your own place, and be financially stable.

You don't have to be rich, you just have to make enough money to be financially stable.



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31 Oct 2018, 7:27 pm

ShadowProphet wrote:
If you're unemployed and/or living with your parents, then becoming independent should become your #1 priority before you even consider getting a girlfriend. Because you're 30 years old, at that age, it's a huge deal breaker if you're still living with mom and dad. So have your own place, and be financially stable. You don't have to be rich, you just have to make enough money to be financially stable.
Agreed, 100%. I might add that driving one’s own car is evidence that the driver is emotionally stable and responsible enough to make car payments and perform basic mechanical upkeep, as well.



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31 Oct 2018, 7:31 pm

I could not pass my drivers license because I have Autism. I gave up trying after 2 failed attempts. Autistics are far less likely to drive than non-Autistics. I have had to rely on public transport or being driven by family members.



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31 Oct 2018, 7:36 pm

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I could not pass my drivers license because I have Autism. I gave up trying after 2 failed attempts. Autistics are far less likely to drive than non-Autistics. I have had to rely on public transport or being driven by family members.
That’s right ... I keep forgetting that some people are like that.

It still doesn’t make them hopeless. It just means that they are more inconvenienced than others, and that they will be alright as long as they don’t give up and start feeling sorry for themselves.



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31 Oct 2018, 7:41 pm

It took me a long time to get my license. I was 37 when I got it. I had over 70 lessons.

I failed a driving test when I was about 32. Then I waited 5 years.