Brianruns10 wrote:
I enjoy talking to women when I know they're married or in a relationship. Available women give me anxiety that I'm gonna blow it or act like an idiot (which is most of the time), so I'm learning to just avoid the situation altogether, and just focus on being a friendly person.
Exactly.
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
obviously you guys don't have nerdy buddies
I do. There are two guys I work with. One is always asking me to come over to his house to play RPG games, and the other guy has invited me to his house on a couple occasions. The first guy is really nice, but the social situation gives me pause. The second guy, I have less of a problem with going to his house. I have cat sat for he and his wife, and though he does not have an ASD, he has a lot of interests and quirks. His wife does not mind a person with a few quirks.
I also know another couple I use to hang out with a lot from the late '90s to around 2006. He is Jazz composer/musician, and his wife, who use to work with my ex-wife. They use to invite me over for diner all the time. Super nice couple. They helped me a lot during a very troubling period of my life.