Never been in a relationship & losing friends like a virus

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HenryGramer
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03 Jan 2017, 11:11 pm

Disclaimer, I'm going to be going on a tangent because I have no idea about relationships.

These days I seem to be losing a lot of friends because of my mouth having no filter. I also seem to have a hard time dating and not being able to connect with women.

With everything going on (new car and parents babying me, me realizing after a year that I lost a good friend, and me trying to find a career with stability and something that I like, etc.).

I'm a loner like all the time. Out of the house all the time and go out almost every night just to get that "social hour" on my daily basis.

If you were in a same situation as listed above (^^^), should I worry about learning how to keep friends or learn how to form a relationship with a girl?


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04 Jan 2017, 11:24 am

If it were me, I would try to figure out what it is that is driving people away from me.

You figure that out first and you'll find it easier to improve on your relationship status as well.


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04 Jan 2017, 10:04 pm

Those things sound connected to me. If you have trouble filtering what you say, it can hurt a girl's feelings and not just a friend's. And if you're struggling and unhappy with life, it's harder to focus either on friendships or a relationship. It's not a choice between the two things, really.



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04 Jan 2017, 10:49 pm

Canary wrote:
Those things sound connected to me. If you have trouble filtering what you say, it can hurt a girl's feelings and not just a friend's. And if you're struggling and unhappy with life, it's harder to focus either on friendships or a relationship. It's not a choice between the two things, really.


That sucks now that you put it in that perspective. But you are right though. These things are interconnected and I gotta learn how to filter. Most of the time in relationships, I always feel lost. I need ways to do things. Now that I have recently lost friends, I've resorted to casual relationships. There are some people I hang out with music-wise but I don't see them all too often. Once a week.

And for dealing with dating, I don't go on those much and I have been liking porn a lot lately.


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05 Jan 2017, 12:44 am

HenryGramer wrote:
Canary wrote:
Those things sound connected to me. If you have trouble filtering what you say, it can hurt a girl's feelings and not just a friend's. And if you're struggling and unhappy with life, it's harder to focus either on friendships or a relationship. It's not a choice between the two things, really.


That sucks now that you put it in that perspective. But you are right though. These things are interconnected and I gotta learn how to filter. Most of the time in relationships, I always feel lost. I need ways to do things. Now that I have recently lost friends, I've resorted to casual relationships. There are some people I hang out with music-wise but I don't see them all too often. Once a week.

And for dealing with dating, I don't go on those much and I have been liking porn a lot lately.


Improving just one of those things could improve multiple areas of life, though.



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05 Jan 2017, 4:59 pm

ya it's been eating me up inside



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05 Jan 2017, 5:38 pm

Canary wrote:
HenryGramer wrote:
Canary wrote:
Those things sound connected to me. If you have trouble filtering what you say, it can hurt a girl's feelings and not just a friend's. And if you're struggling and unhappy with life, it's harder to focus either on friendships or a relationship. It's not a choice between the two things, really.


That sucks now that you put it in that perspective. But you are right though. These things are interconnected and I gotta learn how to filter. Most of the time in relationships, I always feel lost. I need ways to do things. Now that I have recently lost friends, I've resorted to casual relationships. There are some people I hang out with music-wise but I don't see them all too often. Once a week.

And for dealing with dating, I don't go on those much and I have been liking porn a lot lately.


Improving just one of those things could improve multiple areas of life, though.


What are some ways to improve on these things? Everytime I try and approach it, it leads to a lot of anxiety. I do want close people in my life, just twice a week or less because I want time to listen to music, DJ, and learn music production and look for a great job for loners that involve music.

Music everyday.


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I'm finally coming to terms with the Aspergers identity but am now needing help with how to navigate it.

ND score: 131/200
NT score: 58/200

Says I'm Aspie...

Please don't type of paragraphs in response to my questions or replies because that will overwhelm my mind and make me not want to read your responses.