OK if it so impossible, how did my boyfriend find me?

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We would have never met if we didn't meet on okcupid, probably. So yes after failures I met someone on there and well its ended up in a lasting relationship. So IDK that is why it hard for me to believe that its 'impossible' for guys on the spectrum to ever get a relationship. Like my boyfriend is not some social guru, I mean he doesn't even have any friends though we are trying to make some.....yet he attracted me just fine. Just saying I am not the only woman out there who wants someone to fall in love with rather than a provider. The way it is now we will help each other survive..both putting in what we can.

I have even had second thoughts because I think I cannot put enough in.....like I am still working on getting work and such. But thing is he really loves me, so like he wants to be with me even as I work through that...If I broke up with him he would be devastated so I certainly am not staying with him for him to provide for me. I really love him and I think in the hypothetical situation that someone came to do us harm in our apartment....I'd defend him if need be, though logically he is bigger so he might do more defending. But that is the point if everything goes to s**t, which could happen in this country we both have each others backs.

It’s not impossible. Some people want to make little to no effort in life and blame everyone when they fail to tend to the seeds which produce a fruitful tree.

You can’t change other people. You can change how you choose to progress to work through things that may not be working for you in a positive way.

I think the point was that her boyfriend has his faults and still managed to find someone.

So what about my boyfriend then? He's an aspie, so social awkward etc, unemployed, has anxiety and depression, terrible sleep etc. He has me, and I'm pretty awesome if I say so myself.

There's a family member on my brother-in-law's side of the family who's never been in a relationship as far as I know. He's highly intelligent, attractive, a really nice guy, and earns a good living in D.C. as an accountant. He's very shy and I suspect he's on the autistic spectrum, but I've never asked. I'm sure he'd be a great husband and father, but he's just not social at all. It's just difficult for him.

The face of boo just likes an opening to bash females. There was seriously nothing aggressive about the OPs post. It had no deeper meaning. It’s exactly what I said a few posts up.

They say that it's impossible to find a girlfriend for them, not in general.

The OPs argument reeks of survivorship bias https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

I've dated a lot of women in the past, but at the same time I can see how it can be difficult for some guys on the spectrum. Without knowing them I can't pinpoint the exact reasons why it may be for that particular individual. Some of the reasons may be their fault, but there will also be factors that they might have no control over. For me, I am currently living in a small town, which makes it difficult being "different", yet I had no problems whatsoever meeting women in a large city, they'd actually be the ones coming to me. I would not be quick to generalize what is making it difficult for someone unless they are making it very apparent why, which some do. A more helpful thread would be one to help people figure out ways to improve their chances rather then telling them "this person did it, why can't you".