Advantages to Being Dateless

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26. Being free from the experience of having your date's undies going "*Sssscchhhhhhmloppblbbtt*" when he or she removes them.
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Free from having your date make a "quick trip to the powder room" in the middle of you telling them about your truly special interest. Or, excusing themselves to unstick their underwear.


Free from having your blind date get drunk, insult your client and get you fired, having her ex following you around and harassing you, trashing your car, and ultimately getting yourself arrested after you force him to do the moonwalk at gunpoint

Free from waking up in a bathtub filled with ice and feeling a dull ache in your side, discovering a crudely sutured incision there and finding a note saying "Call 911"

Free from being roused from unconsciousness by the song "Goodbye Horses" blaring from somewhere nearby

Freedom from all the drama of did he/didn't me like me? When should I call him? Is the rule 2 days or 3? Or should I wait for him to call me?

Freedom from worrying over whether he'll be insulted if I offer to pay my half if he wants to treat me. Dinner with friends, everyone pays their own way every time!

Oh my, that's so true and those are mostly reasons I don't date.

But due to the fact you will not spawn, it remains an evolutionary disadvantage

And nature is obliging by making them. Plenty of non spawning aspies coming through.

When a species places too much load on an ecosystem, through breeding and increased populations, the ecosystem limitations then limits future offspring numbers

Aspies being born is what the world needs now!
Is love
sweet love
just one thing
too [much] off

Many family dynasties will die with us

Revised List -- I've taken some of your suggestions and modified them somewhat, replaced one or two of my own with better ones, included the "Stolen Kidney" urban legend, changed the name of the list (I hope Alex doesn't mind), and alphabetized the entries. Enjoy!

WP's List of Advantages to Being Dateless:

1. You are free from being accused of "Date Rape".

2. You are free from being followed and harassed by your date's ex.

3. You are free from being hit on by some creep who thinks that paying for your dinner means that you owe him some "action".

4. You are free from being pressured into taking the relationship to the "next level".

5. You are free from being the victim when your date pulls off the old "I forgot my wallet" trick.

6. You are free from dates that feel more like job interviews.

7. You are free from discovering that your date is already married.

8. You are free from ever being stood up.

9. You are free from feeling pressured to "put out" when you really just want to be friends.

10. You are free from finding out that law enforcement has a warrant out for your date's arrest.

11. You are free from finding out that your date has made an enemy of the local crime boss.

12. You are free from having to deal with a person who believes that every date must lead to sexual activity.

13. You are free from having to deal with an obsessed psychopath who considers one date to be a declaration of betrothal.

14. You are free from having to discuss philosophies, politics, or religious doctrines that are not yours.

15. You are free from having to explain what "Stimming" is and why you do it.

16. You are free from having to listen to your date suggest all kinds of crackpot "cures" for your AS/HFA.

17. You are free from having to listen to your date theorize all kinds of crackpot reasons as why you have AS/HFA.

18. You are free from having to listen to your date theorize all kinds of crackpot reasons why you could not possibly have AS/HFA.

19. You are free from having to listen to your date's personal obsession for hours on end.

20. You are free from having to make up ridiculous lies to get out of a bad date.

21. You are free from having to pay for someone else's meals.

22. You are free from having to provide someone else's transportation.

23. You are free from having to put on an act to impress our date.

24. You are free from having to spend an entire week's pay in one night just to impress your date.

25. You are free from having your date make a "quick trip to the powder room" in the middle of the date, and never coming back.

26. You are free from other people's emotional "baggage".

27. You are free from the anxiety of wondering if your date was really into you or was just being nice to you.

28. You are free from the embarrassment of having to explain to your date's parents how he or she got so drunk.

29. You are free from the humiliation of your date going home with someone else.

30. You are free from waking up in a bathtub filled with ice, feeling a dull ache in your side, discovering a crudely sutured incision there and finding a crudely-scrawled note saying "Call 911".

31. You are free from worrying over whether or not your date will be insulted if you offer to pay half, or if you have to ask for your date to pay half.

32. You are free to choose where you're going.

33. You are free to go home whenever you choose.

34. You are free to stay home if you want to.

We learn something every day. Numbers 16, 17 and 18 were an eye opener. I thought I was the only one who had to endure this kind of crap in the past?

Not just from dates, but mainly (and unfortunately) from NT friends...