claymation wrote:
Hi there!
I'm Clay. I'm 33, male, gay, neurotypical, but anything but typical. I've never really felt like I fit in and have had some trouble building meaningful friendships over the years. For work I'm a software developer and in my free time I play drums.
I discovered this site while doing some research on Asperger's. I've been pining for an on-again/off-again friend of mine for the past eleven years. Our friendship has been quite sporadic and tumultuous over the years. He seems to have trouble building and maintaining lasting relationships, and it either unwilling or unable to feel empathy. It occurred to me recently that his behavior may not be malicious, but may in fact be due to something like Asperger's. So I'm hoping I can chat with some folks here to help me understand a little more about how aspies approach relationships and dating.
Cheers,
Clay
I'm a 21-year-old girl with Asperger's currently attempting to pursue a relationship with another girl. You can ask me questions if you want, although I tell you right now that the hardest thing was just asking her out, despite the face that she was showing very clear and apparent signs of liking me because I didn't want to be wrong and to use some vernacular, "be a creeper". The next hardest thing is now figuring out what to do for a date.
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