Some Epic Experience Huh?

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Allow me to be the first one (or maybe not) to look at this objectively, and resist the temptation to project my own desperation onto the OP. I'm just as starved for female company as the next aspie guy. And because of that, I'm not very picky on who I get physical affection from. But this girl sounds awfully sketchy and unstable. In fact, her behavior is setting off more red flags than Moscow in 1980. Let's look what set off those red flags, shall we?

0. She had experienced abuse, molestation, rape.
I'm putting it under #0 because none of it is her fault. But people who experience these things are often scarred for life. Therapy is necessary to help them process these experiences properly, because they will have an effect on all their future relationships. Your lady friend here is no different. Which brings me to #1.

1. She showed you her private journal (diary?), along with sharing her deepest darkest secrets, within just a day of knowing you.
Unless it was a travel diary and the secret consisted of her not knowing how to swim, this shows a blatant lack of understand and/or respect of personal boundaries, her own and other people's. The fact that she shared something very personal with a guy who's a little more than a stranger implies that she may expect the same from other people. It sounds like you've had a nasty childhood too (like many aspies on here), but I'm sure you know that you need to piecemeal the information over time when you start hanging out with someone new. It doesn't seem like she knows.

2. You asked her not to go through your phone. She disrespected that, with you still being somewhat of a stranger at that point. Then she got upset at a private text message she took completely out of context.
Again, this screams lack of respect for people's boundaries. One, snuggling is really not that sexual, so she had no reason to be upset by that. Two, she essentially accused you of cheating on her. I suppose this is the only point where I can give her some benefit of doubt, since I myself had situations where I assumed there was a relationship after only once date. But still, such a lack of knowledge about how relationships work is disturbing even to me, someone who didn't go on a real date until age 18.

3. She asked for your friend's phone number within minutes of meeting him, with you standing right there! Then she cried when you asked what her deal is.
First of all, your buddy is partially to blame here for giving his number to her with you standing there. That's against the Man Code. But without your arm around that girl (or some other "territorial" gesture), maybe he thought you two were just platonic friends. Despite her being in the wrong, she used crying and false accusations to make you the bad guy. Especially by questioning your motives for texting other girls after having gone out with you only twice. Also, what she said to you is really interesting: "you only care about how I make you feel". Which raises the question: does she care how she makes you feel?

4. She broke down in tears, talked about how she'd be destroyed, and made veiled suicide threats when you said you wanted out.
You did the smart thing and tried to get out. (Good job on that.) Her reaction here is very questionable: "you changed me and stole my heart", "I cant live another day without you", etc. It's noble to say this to a husband who wants a divorce. But not to a guy you knew for just a few weeks! She attaches way too quickly and too tightly. I know I'd she scared sh*tless if I were in your situation. Heck, I once got spooked when a girl I just met sent me 5 texts in a single day. But you're right about one thing: it's never your obligation to help her an emotionally troubled woman. It's a job for a trained professional with a Ph.D. in psychology, not an aspie guy whose social skills and relationship experience aren't exactly great. You don't owe that girl anything more than basic respect as a human being.

5. How can you love someone in 2 weeks?
You can't! At 2 weeks, it's not love, it's infatuation. That's what your lady friend was feeling. She just called it by a completely wrong (not to mention spooky) term. Love (the romantic kind) for a long-time partner or a spouse, not for someone you met 2 weeks ago. She definitely doesn't understand that, and it's not your job to teach that to her. Besides, consider this scenario: what if you do something she doesn't like, and she retaliates (and she seems to like retaliation) by going to the police and filing false charges. Do you really want to spend 25 years in a cell with Bubba? No need to answer that.

She sounds like she might be codependent. She has a very troubled past, she became emotionally needy with a stranger, violated his privacy by going through his phone when he specially asked her not to & got mad 1ce she saw he was texting other girls even thou they never officially entered a relationship, asked for his friend's number rite in front of him; then when he called her on it she made up a story, blamed him for texting, then turned on the water works & begged him to be with her. She should not be in any relationship

I was fueling it as I look back. But I said the very same thing to her that she should get help. My advice won't help her. She actually did went to get it too. She just started counseling meetings. I'm glad for her. Just a step towards her going forward from her past. I did not know how bad her past really effected her to this day. I need to take into account that not everyone thinks the same. So I'm just keeping my distance from her. Just texting and calling that's bout it. Other than all that she is pretty cool.