Do the majority of guys with A.S. never get a girlfriend?

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13 Oct 2014, 8:59 am

Overall, i have been having these negative thoughts in my head telling myself that due to aspergers it will make it impossible to get a girlfriend, and at the same time trying to install a sense of belief that it is not hopeless



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13 Oct 2014, 9:23 am

There most be somsomething wrong with my personality that people don't tell me because I look good but never had a bf at 22. So it also happens to girls :(



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13 Oct 2014, 9:30 am

Cafeaulait wrote:
There most be somsomething wrong with my personality that people don't tell me because I look good but never had a bf at 22. So it also happens to girls :(
well hope it does not remain permanently hopeless for us



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13 Oct 2014, 5:52 pm

I've put a lot of effort into figuring out how to flirt and socialize, and I'm now considered "charming" and a "womanizer" because I get girls easily and go through them rather quickly with almost zero emotional investment. I've held a relationship up to 6 months, but I lied and cheated because she neglected me. You can certainly get a girlfriend and get laid, and the only reason I can't have long term relationships is because of myself.
Have hope! :]



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17 Oct 2014, 11:13 am

Nichard wrote:
I've put a lot of effort into figuring out how to flirt and socialize, and I'm now considered "charming" and a "womanizer" because I get girls easily and go through them rather quickly with almost zero emotional investment. I've held a relationship up to 6 months, but I lied and cheated because she neglected me. You can certainly get a girlfriend and get laid, and the only reason I can't have long term relationships is because of myself.
Have hope! :]


that makes me feel more optimistic, plus I had a good Skype session with someone yesterday that sort of changed my outlook on things



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22 Oct 2014, 6:43 pm

I do feel a little more optimistic now, it's just the lack of intimacy, sex and companionship with the opposite sex in my life is making it very hard for me to focus on other areas of life



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23 Oct 2014, 9:03 pm

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There's a HUGE difference between:
1) not being movie-star/conventionally handsome
2) being so very ugly that folks cross the street to avoid looking at your face
3) falling someplace in between those two "poles" of attractiveness and making the best of what you've got.

A good 90% of the population falls under #3.

If you do to believe me, a fun little exercise is to get a copy of your local paper - specifically, the weddings/engagement announcements page. Do all those folks look like movie stars? Are they all billionaires who attract pretty women with their $$, which is enough to offset the fact that he looks like the elephant man? Or are there a lot of people who look like, well, the folks in your town/city??

And what do you do if you're #2 and have aspergers? You either become a billionaire or die alone?


If you have AS & are #2, well, I guess you (1) make the best of the looks you've got (neat, clean, somewhat stylish) and (2) hope for the best. There's not much else you CAN do.



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24 Oct 2014, 12:55 am

There's a Russian saying "hope dies last".



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24 Oct 2014, 2:36 am

theres always suicide. thats my long term plan. though with how the world is going i hoping for a shtf or world war. mean sucks bunch of others will die but i don't really look forward to having to kill myself not to mention hell.

I don't recommend suicide to others though.



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24 Oct 2014, 3:08 am

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theres always suicide. thats my long term plan. though with how the world is going i hoping for a shtf or world war. mean sucks bunch of others will die but i don't really look forward to having to kill myself not to mention hell.

I don't recommend suicide to others though.


I understand you. But I wouldn't rely on world war now. As they say "want to do something perfect - do it yourself".

Howeer I already wrote my death note - but not going to commit suicide soon. Maybe few months later. More time before = more fails in life = less hope to succed.



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24 Oct 2014, 1:23 pm

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theres always suicide. thats my long term plan. though with how the world is going i hoping for a shtf or world war. mean sucks bunch of others will die but i don't really look forward to having to kill myself not to mention hell.

I don't recommend suicide to others though.


I understand you. But I wouldn't rely on world war now. As they say "want to do something perfect - do it yourself".

Howeer I already wrote my death note - but not going to commit suicide soon. Maybe few months later. More time before = more fails in life = less hope to succed.


I hope you don't go through with it. I value others lives.



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24 Oct 2014, 7:50 pm

now the hardest part is taking action without being needy or desperate



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23 Apr 2015, 10:56 am

I think for a majority of guys with high-functioning autism, they won't be getting a girlfriend until they're in their 20s. The teenage years is a bad time for a lot of us in terms of dating. Some of us have poor hygiene and we may look nerdy or plain looking to girls. And we have a hard time flirting and showing interests in girls we like so any girl who is initially attracted to us will either think we're uninterested or she will quickly move on to another guy who will ask her out.

And no offense to anyone here but I don't see a lot of really attractive aspie guys and I know at least 50 dudes with autism. Some of the guys, it's not that they're that unattractive but they don't put any effort into their appearance at all so it makes them appear even more unattractive. Like me for instance, I'm definitely not Brad Pitt but at least I comb my hair, shave, shower, and brush my teeth everyday. You'd be surprised how better looking you can be if you take care of your appearance and if you work out and try to either gain or lose some weight. My problem is that i'm really short and slim with a weird voice and an older face on a younger looking body and unfortunately theres nothing you can do about that but if you're tall and slim with a normal voice, you already have an advantage over me looks wise, all you have to do is just put some effort into your appearance a little bit and you will have more opportunities to attract women.

Being tall and slim is the ideal body type in a man. If you're between 5 ft 10 to 6 ft 3, you're the ideal height for attractiveness.



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23 Apr 2015, 7:48 pm

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I think for a majority of guys with high-functioning autism, they won't be getting a girlfriend until they're in their 20s. The teenage years is a bad time for a lot of us in terms of dating. Some of us have poor hygiene and we may look nerdy or plain looking to girls. And we have a hard time flirting and showing interests in girls we like so any girl who is initially attracted to us will either think we're uninterested or she will quickly move on to another guy who will ask her out.

And no offense to anyone here but I don't see a lot of really attractive aspie guys and I know at least 50 dudes with autism. Some of the guys, it's not that they're that unattractive but they don't put any effort into their appearance at all so it makes them appear even more unattractive. Like me for instance, I'm definitely not Brad Pitt but at least I comb my hair, shave, shower, and brush my teeth everyday. You'd be surprised how better looking you can be if you take care of your appearance and if you work out and try to either gain or lose some weight. My problem is that i'm really short and slim with a weird voice and an older face on a younger looking body and unfortunately theres nothing you can do about that but if you're tall and slim with a normal voice, you already have an advantage over me looks wise, all you have to do is just put some effort into your appearance a little bit and you will have more opportunities to attract women.

Being tall and slim is the ideal body type in a man. If you're between 5 ft 10 to 6 ft 3, you're the ideal height for attractiveness.


what if guys don't experience having a girlfriend at all in their 20's? not until 30's or later? something must have went developmentally wrong with them



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23 Apr 2015, 7:55 pm

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theres always suicide. thats my long term plan. though with how the world is going i hoping for a shtf or world war. mean sucks bunch of others will die but i don't really look forward to having to kill myself not to mention hell.

I don't recommend suicide to others though.



Join the army. Or better yet, the USMC.



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23 Apr 2015, 8:56 pm

I looked up Susan Boyle and she didn't have her first boyfriend till she was in her 50s. That's pretty dang old to be in your first relationship. Never assume you're going to be forever alone because who knows? The love of your life could be around the corner. So what you didn't have a gf in your 20s or even your 30s? It could happen in your 40s or 50s when you've finally given up and you think all hope is lost.