What do you do when you date a guy

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I am always having trouble in relationships with boyfriends I've had in the past. What is acceptable to do when you are dating and what are the things you are not aloud to do

Uhm.............hmm.

There are no rules in dating. that's a first.

so do what feels natural to you. do however go over some ground rules....I.E: no sleeping together until you both feel comfortable, and no sexual relations with each other til you feel comfortable.

I still don't quite know what to do. I got a boyfriend at the moment and sometimes we don't know what to do he got AS as well as me. i like him and all that but never can express emotions probably. i get scared cause i don't want to put myself in danger but i know he not that type of person to do that
what do you suggest

If he is an aspie as well, I would suggest being as
open with your feelings and thoughts with one another
as you possibly can - actually, I would advise being
even MORE honest than you can, but I guess that's
impossible; you should get my meaning in adding that
though.

what interests do you both share?

and... ask about his other interests and show your own interest/acceptance of his interests even if they dont interest you very much

i like online games too.... i suggest WoW lol

WOW?

ARE YOU CRAZY???????

NO. Nada. Bad idea. WOW in a relationship? World of Warcraft is evil.

you should be really relaxed, and engage in a little physical contact (i.e. touching, kissing, whatever)

you should be very clear on what your expectations are, don't play mind games.

Oh my gosh i would never use whichcraft on anyone or use it for a fct i'm a christian. you just don't do that sort of stuff.

anyway thanks for your input. but what if you know your own feelings anyway like regonising if it is lust or love

Maybe she was reading my mind?

Actually, I suspect that the EVIL statement
about WOW might have triggered it somehow.

As a man, I think it's really important that you don't assume/expect that he will just know - say what you want or how you feel. He may really care but not be able to know what you want / how you feel. From personal experience, if you were to keep things to yourself you could make him feel a lack of trust.
Apart from that, I don't think there's anything general to say - even within one age group and culture people will have all sorts of different expectations, wishes, etc so what is acceptable will depend on you and him.

yeah hey sorry for the confused i must of got confused my self and read some thing wrong i didn't mean for all you people to get confused.

i'm embarssed now. l very

but how do you know what the other person wants in a retationship. i think i don't knmow mt own feels or some thing like that what do you guys thing

Well, as a man I can attest to the fact that it can be a real challenge figuring out what women want, and that's even without AS involved! Plus, in my opinion, one of the difficulties in emotional relationships is that needs and wants are not static but can be extremely fluid over time. Add to that the fact that most of us aren't completely sure what WE want in a relationship and you have a conundrum, wrapped in an enigma, blah, blah, blah...

Communication, as all the "experts" will tell you, is the key. Which would seem to be easier for aspies since we like to be direct and honest. But it doesn't seem to be. All you can do is try and let him know the things that make YOU happy and you would be interested in doing on a date, and ask him to be open with you as well. There are the classic events, like movies, dining out, sporting events, museums, concerts, which are usually "safe" and are things that most people at least won't DISlike, but once the relationship starts to develop more you'll want to find things you both enjoy, be it golf, sailing, reading to each other, rebuilding carberators or debugging C++ code. As to the physical side that someone mentioned above, well, guys will always want that (and most girls too even if they aren't supposed to admit it), but it's best not to rush things.

Just my $0.02 worth...