Does The Term "Love" Exist anymore?

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I thought that after college, life would be decent to me, try up dating a third time, get me a job to get to something better, then the ball drops and things don't work out with the woman i'm seeing. Ever since September it feels like i've been going into a depression & anxiety relapse because i'm single.

I see all of my friends moving on, having kids, some getting married, while I stand in a small room where it's only myself inside of it. I had passion to run a part-time business and excel in my work but this emptiness inside has driven my passions six feet under.

I cannot accept the idea of remaining alone and sit around and do nothing, but the more I do I am hurting myself mentally to the point where I am on the verge of breakdown.

I spoke with my mother (NT) about how I'm not happy with the way I've been feeling and she made a pretty valid point (at least taking in consideration where I live, not sure how things are elsewhere), that a lot of women are raised different today and expect different things (moreso materialistic than personality) nowadays. She said that this would not have been an issue back when she was growing up in the 80s.

So I'm stuck in a place that I can't get out of within myself, a fight that I need support from others, even though i've barricaded myself in.

i'm sorry you are feeling down, but if you don't concentrate more on your own business [and less on women] your life will pass you by. I guess what i'm trying to say, is that women are a lot like happiness, in that unless you are one of the lucky ones in life where everything falls into one's lap like the most natural thing in the world, one cannot chase after happiness and expect it to stop and greet thee. one has to do other things and then when one has made other plans and gotten busy, often happiness of one sort or another will cross paths with one. this might not happen right away or in the way one might wish but it does eventually happen. you have a college degree which makes you far more marketable than one without, in many spheres of life including the mating game. I believe your time will come but you have to be out there for it to happen.

Yes it certainly does exist.When someone cares about and makes the effort to see you,make you comfortable,cook for you,accompany you places,exercise with you,clean up,wakes me looking at you,meets you after the dentist which we all is not fun,sends sweet and supportive texts throughout the day when he's not too busy,holds your hand unabashedly,says he loves you and looks into your eyes,your heart,your soul...you know love exists.I feel very lucky.

yes, such is a very nice dream, for sure.

Love most definitely exists. Love is the strongest and most amazing of all emotions. Love can bring you great joy and happiness. Love is not what people do for you, that is just a way of expressing love. When one person loves another there is a very special connection between them.

Love isn't just handed to you, it is something that requires a great deal of effort to obtain. you have to get out there, meet other people, and find that person who completes you. that person is out there, you just have to find them.

I am an NT who is dating an aspie. NT/AS relationships can work, don't let anyone tell you differently.

Hope this helps

Never give up hope!

one person cannot "complete" another person, only complement.

I personally have to disagree, because I always felt like there was something missing in my life until I met my gf. She gave me the missing piece of the puzzle sorta speak. When she is away I feel like a piece of my soul is missing. That is how I feel. Sorry for the metaphors but don't really know how else to explain it. when it comes down to it, it is really just semantics between which word is appropriate anyway, and it really doesn't matter. I am just trying to offer some advice to someone who needs it.

you are entitled to your opinion though.

I am sorry to hear that you are so hopeless about your dating situation. Sadly, for me, this is a familiar refrain. I am currently obsessed with dating because after a very long time of not being in a position to date, I am finally in a position where I can date. I found myself asking the same question. What does love have to do with dating and sex? In other words is romance dead? A couple of things have helped me to find hope. One is going on match.com and looking at what women were available. Another thing was reading a post from this site: http://www.hookingupsmart.com/2012/04/13/relationshipstrategies/contemporary-male-mating-strategies/. It talks about dating strategies--short-term and long-term. I started to realize that some women want romance and others wants something short-term. It is about finding and approaching women who are looking for something long-term. They are out there. I am sure that many of them will be attracted to you.

I'm starting to find as of late that finding someone compatible, let alone just to even sit down and learn about is harder and harder to find, and it shouldn't be because i'm either making it difficult or because of assumptions...

There's only one answer that I know for sure that works, and that's compensating for the social awkwardness. If you're better looking, make more money and so on than the next person, someone might give you a chance and overlook your social awkwardness. With that being said, girls in their teens and 20's care a lot more about popularity, partying and so on than guys do, so it's a helluva lot to compensate for.

especially when you're the complete opposite.

hello, i feel for you....so much to say...i am a neurotypical 56 yr old woman who is seeing an awesome 50 yr old man on the spectrum, i too had given up hope, esp at my age, so after i broke up with my partner of 7 yrs in 2012, i went on okcupid, and had many adventures, but nothing lasting...until i found my lovely autistic savant....we totally get each other and no one has ever treated me with so much love, passion, respect and kindness.....xox

For me the answer to whether "love" really exists first requires a definition of it. Is it an emotion, an action, a decision...?

Again, and just for me, I have chosen to adopt a notion of love put forth by Peck in Road Less Travelled. I have largely pursued this through a dating life influenced by Hendrix's Keeping the Love You Find, and Getting the Love You Want.

Finally, I find it essential for me to monitor my mental health for signs of depression, and seek medical help (e.g. anti-depressants) when appropriate.