What to do when interests aren't conducive to meeting women?

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I'm 29, almost 30 and just recently diagnosed with Asperger's. All these years I thought I was just odd/weird/pathetic/you name it. Anyways, like I said, I'm 29, I've never had a girlfriend and have only been on 5 dates my whole life. I'm socially awkward per se, but I'm not shy. Anyways, I think the biggest problem I have is that my interests aren't conducive to meeting women. I love playing strategy/war board games with my few friends. I love going to movies or just watching DVDs at my place. I enjoy playing video games and love fishing. Pretty much anything I do, I do by myself (other than playing board games) so needless to say, I don't go out much. It's frustrating to feel like I have no viable way to meet women. I mean the odds of someone having a flat tire in front of my house and coming to knock on my door for assistance are slim indeed.

Hi Bataar, how about meeting women on internet, chatting or dating sites?
Also you might meet someone on sites about video games or other intrests you might have, girls who have the same intrest as you. Or on forums for autistic people, there must be some women on there too!

yep, go for dating sites. Its our only hope lol

I am in the same position as my interests are solitary ones and though I might like someone to talk about them with, I certainly would not want to to do my interests with anyone.

I think having a similar personality is more important than interests anyway. OKcupid matches on personality and seems really good, but be honest in the questions, dont just give socially desirable answers.

good luck

Who says you have to share your interests with a potential partner? Find some neutral interests that you think might get you further. Music is usually a good one.

female gamers DO exist.. I'm one of them I have been playing wow for over three years in my evenings, up until recently I was running a hardcore raiding guild. My daughter plays games and also plays MMOs. I have a husband, she has a boyfriend - female gamers are out there.. so gaming is definitely an interest that a number of females enjoy.
Movies are great for sharing an evening followed by a coffee, a drink , or preceded by dinner.. just ask someone to join you that you would like to get to know and take it from there.

You think you have it bad, Bataar? My situation is even worse. I've never had a girlfriend either. I have NOBODY to play games with, and my favorite video game genre happens to be first-person shooters. Now, how many women do you suppose are into that? There are few, but they're very rare. Plus, I never play online either... I'm more comfortable playing against an AI-controlled monster than an actual human, LOL.

Just pick one thing you don't normally do. For instance, dancing lessons; I took square dancing lessons and the place was full of females (and very few guys), I was a terrible dancer and they were almost fighting over who was gonna help me out. If square dancing doesn't work for you, try yoga, or maybe doing some volunteer work.

I'm not interested in any of those things either, but if you want a woman in your life, you'll have to make the investment because as you've pointed out, there's nothing you're already doing that helps you meet them.

Cyberman- are you working or studying or something else ? What about joining a gamers club and starting to play online ( yes I know you said you do not play online lol ) and branching out to counterstrike ? Or just taking the plunge and taking up a new and more social interest ? You seem like an intelligent and very nice guy to me from your posts

Unfortunately, I'm too honest to fake an interest like that. It would become too obvious that I was only taking dance lessons to pick up women.

Try something low-stress that still has some potential. Take a book you like to a Starbucks popular with college kids or near any university, and just chill out on one of the couches for an hour or two and read. If you see someone that looks attractive to you and they aren't conversing with anyone else, strike up a conversation. If not, all you've lost is an hour or two of chilling time, during which you still did something enjoyable. Either way, a pretty low stress situation. A kid I know met his most recent girlfriend this way.

I've always found it more difficult to talk to people I do not know unless there is a common interest to talk about - which is why joining something makes it easier, then you always have a conversational topic to fall back on. Maybe learning a new language ?
Taking a cooking class ( now there is a good way to meet women ) everyone has to eat! Take a tour of something local that you do not know much about, a local historical home, or do a ghost tour.. .. there are so many things to do. One of the reasons people often have " holiday " romances is because they are doing things with people rather than just staying at home doing the same ole same ole.. I think you have to get out of your normal pattern of behaviour if what you are doing right now is not working for you.