The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
DW_a_mom wrote:
When I look at my son and how he is with people, I don't think a woman who likes to be chased could ever be satisfied in a relationship with him. Therefore, it is just as well that no one teach him to chase at this point in his life; it would be like false marketing.
I realize he may be lucky that there have been girls interested in him and willing to show it, which keeps things easier for him than for many Aspie men, but if you try to get relationships by being someone other than yourself, it seems to me like something of a self-defeating process. A modified, spiffed up version of yourself is fine, of course; everyone does that when dating.
I don't think we're in a culture here where women see men as meal tickets, but I can't say it isn't a factor at all. I would be wary of girlfriends that don't have any natural connections with my son, but so far that really hasn't been a problem.
Everyone he has met has been through common friends or interests. I don't think he would want it any other way; compatibility and shared interests are VERY important to him. He wants someone who will honestly be interested when he rambles on about the things that fascinate him.
It's funny how all moms' sons are sexy gigolos chased by women all the time.
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One day she rolled her chair over and put her head in his lap. He figured that was a pretty obvious sign
That sign means "I am willing to give you a head".
Congratulations on being completely inappropriate.
I have no clue how you get from meeting a few girls through shared interests or friends to being a sexy gigolo chased by women all the time. This is what I've observed: my son is friendly and easy going and, I would suggest, somewhat non-threatening to girls. The dates I've known about or noticed were a little quirky themselves. Over 4 years I've known of 4 girls, with varying levels of success when it came to dating, all of whom knew him through real life settings before anyone expressed interest. Hardly gigolo status. I would suggest that is normal for someone selecting dates on compatibility and not looking for the hot chick in a bar. I've also never heard him utter a crass word in his life, or had anyone else tell me he does. I have a clue for you: most women don't like crass and inappropriate. Women do like compatible and friendly.
Resting a head in a lap after hours of working together on something isn't sexual. It is intimate, showing a level of comfort and unconcern about someone taking it as flirting. The drama students I volunteer with do things like that all of the time, just as friends.
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Mom to an amazing young adult AS son, plus an also amazing non-AS daughter. Most likely part of the "Broader Autism Phenotype" (some traits).