Women asking guys out?

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Can you stop this please? You are not helping.

No, it is a real major factor- It’s not another “problem in one’s head”.

Yup, definitely not a problem that's only in his head as it severely limits what he can do.
It's one thing if you can't afford taking your date to a fancy expensive restaurant, but it's another if you can't afford going to a cheap cafe. And Sly's situation seems to be such that a date has to cost absolutely no money. If you can't afford fancy expensive restaurants that's already going to keep some women from dating you. If you can't afford anything and act like this can't ever change it's going to keep every woman from dating you who wants to be able to ever do anything with her partner that costs money and isn't willing to pay his part in addition to her own. And that's the vast majority of women.

I didn't say it's a problem in his head. I said there's also ANOTHER reason it's a major factor.

I have no doubt in my mind that if I were born a woman instead of a man, i'd be hot! I'd be this short petite brunette girl, i'd have no problem dating. Hell, i'd probably have dated multiple guys by now.

But since I was born a man, now i'm just this short petite guy that nobody wants to date.

Maybe i'm wrong but it sure would be nice to just know what it's like to feel wanted.

I will not discuss with no doubt in mind for it would be pointless by definition.

"Just to know what it's like to feel wanted" – this I understand. I had been a bullied wallflower for years before I expirienced this. And, I admit, it's a nice feeling.
Would you also like to know how it feels to be exploited? Because, regardless of your gender, this is the risk that comes with being wanted.

That was 10 years ago. Long came and passed. I wasn’t fit for construction.
I can’t work full time. I hardly handle 15 hours a week and feel like quitting. I’m having to push myself every shift to keep working. I work 3-5 hours a shift.
Also I haven’t been a cashier in 3 years.

I’m well awar I’m a worthless unlovable pile of trash that needs to just die.

So in your opinion the fact that thousands and thousands of women have rejected it has no baring and they were all just lying?

No, in my opinion it is always beneficial for anyone to feel worthy of having a relationship, in order to be in a better space to allow one in. As per the recent thread 'Self-Loathing And Relationships'.

I'm really not sure what your questions means...I don't think I was saying anything about that.

My post above was giving an extra reason why it would be good for you to get a better job, and was not addressing Boo's reason other than to say it's not the only potential reason.

^ This.

The majority of adult human females are going to want to do more things than watch TV, kiss and cuddle on the couch, and take walks in the park, especially in the long term.

You can complain that "women only care about money," but money unto itself means nothing; however, it is a means to an end.

That's probably true.

But there are surprisingly quite a few women who don't mind only cuddling on the couch. I've met a few myself.

I can't think of anything I like to do that costs much money, other than boardgaming, but I already have a huge collection so we're good to go! Couch cuddling, bushwalking, philosophising, camping, maybe going WWOOFing together (working our way around the country on organic farms), bring it on!

So if my partner is interested in the things that cost money, I'm probably not the right gal for them. But hardly anyone here seems to acknowledge this concept - that if you are X type of person in a Y dominated society, it's okay to look for another X to be with, and if you look only for a Y you may push away the Xs in the process, while not managing to get a Y anyway.

Let me rephrase that as an example because I'm sure it made no sense:
If you're a minimalist man who likes the free things in life, living in a capitalist society where most women want to do expensive sh*t, it's okay to look for another minimalist, if that's your type. If, instead, you do your best to make money that you don't even want, to attract a girl who wants to do things you don't even want to do, you may be unappealing to that cute minimalist chick who would otherwise have been into you, and you might not get a mainstream girl anyway (because you're faking your personality/values).

Now, if what you actually truly want is more money and to be able to do more things that cost money, then yes you should aim for that. If Sly really wants those things (regardless of what he thinks women want), then he should try to achieve it. I'm not actually sure what Sly wants though because I can only recall him saying what he *should have* because *all women require that of him*. But the idea that he needs a better job is so deeply ingrained in his beliefs that he probably should aim for it, as he will never feel adequate without it, while he maintains such beliefs.

And I know, just because I would date a cashier who plans to be a cashier for the rest of his life, doesn't mean there's any women where Sly lives who would. But the USA is a much more densely populated place than Australia, so I'd be pretty amazed if it were the case. They are just probably pretty damn tricky to find, if you are looking with the attitude of "I know nobody will want me the way I am".

I thought I was for years and it didn’t help. Just as thinking I can fly won’t make me when I jump off a cliff. Blind belief isn’t enough to make it real.

I wish I could . It doesn’t feel like I’m meant for working or having friends or being loved. Doesn’t seem I was meant to live.

Yeah, and all that stuff can cost money too.

"To each his/her own" is a good insert phrase. I agree partially.

Now if a minimalist person given the oppurtunity to go out.(Hit a dance club or rave, bar hop, resurant hop, wine tasting, etc what ever you can think of) would they take it ?
Possibly pay for the experience/ experiment?

Or would this minimalist just stick with what they like ?

And now the real question: would a person on the spectrum consider all this and then consider climbing out of the (proverbial) box?

With all this above still considering your partner.....

A guy who lives in my town has worked as a cashier for at least 20 yrs , married and kids.......so much for being a failure