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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Looking for stories of overachievement then "social burnout" |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 4:21 am
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| I just wanted to pursue my *dreams* (cough - what a line of rubbish), and once I got into the cesspool it was nearly impossible to exit alive. I didn't have the foresight to realize my *dreams* weren't suited to me at all, and were made by wishful thinking of a life I could not lead. My parents jus... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Majority of autistuc men dont have a girlfriend? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 3:48 am
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Replies: 469
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Guess I should thank her then since I kept going after women like her, thinking I had a chance.
The next ten years were brutal though. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Majority of autistuc men dont have a girlfriend? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 2:57 am
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Replies: 469
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I does make sense because she was sharing that email account with a friend. Maybe more friends, who knows...
Would it be an ego boost for her to show how much she could make my head spin in front of her friends? |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Majority of autistuc men dont have a girlfriend? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 2:30 am
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Replies: 469
Views: 30,278
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| I'm not quite following you now ... Am I the dork with the books? |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Majority of autistuc men dont have a girlfriend? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 1:57 am
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Replies: 469
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IsabellaLinton wrote: No. I don't understand most humans, sorry. Women can be particularly baffling.
I'm not sure I understand any humans... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Majority of autistuc men dont have a girlfriend? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 1:47 am
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Replies: 469
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| Currently when women ask, men might be thankful but other women in particular tend to treat us like pariahs. Then if things go wrong on the date we're also told we were asking for it or we were forward / slu*ty, or it's our own fault, or what have you. Is that how it is? I was approached as a teen ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Should we have established careers by late 20s/early 30s? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 1:04 am
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Replies: 8
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| I was lucky enough to end up in software development - non-people-facing tech. It took me years to realise that it's not a career - it's a trade, like plumbers or electricians. The better you get, the more you can charge. That's a good approach. I can't do meetings or management but I'm paid well b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how many WPers here like living in small towns? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 12:36 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,854
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Would love to live in a rural English hamlet... "Town" still feels quite large with all the social hierarchies that come with it...
Would love to grow banana trees too... But maybe they're not suited to the rural English climate ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A lot of people with Autism don't drive cars, why is that? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 12:07 am
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Replies: 102
Views: 19,283
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| i wonder how many other people besides me intentionally limit their driving to essentials only, in order to minimize the danger of screwing up and crashing? Tend to limit myself to the same roads, so I end up at the same stores buying the same stuff. I get stressed if I can't park in the same place... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you explain your difficulties? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2024, 12:00 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,129
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| When I don't recognize someone cuz I'm faceblind.... "sorry, I'm very bad with faces and names" Audio processing issues.... "can you repeat that please?" or "sorry, I misheard" Same here. In addition my boss knows I have ASD so he's got my back if something happens, an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you handle loneliness? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2024, 11:16 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 7,606
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| How Do You Handle Loneliness? I don't. Its really upsetting. I never got over it even after a couple of decades. Same. I'm in a big city working in a huge corporation with people everywhere. I'm never physically alone, but I feel like everyone's brain is different from mine. It's hard to bridge the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A lot of people with Autism don't drive cars, why is that? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2024, 11:05 pm
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Replies: 102
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| i wonder how many other people besides me intentionally limit their driving to essentials only, in order to minimize the danger of screwing up and crashing? Tend to limit myself to the same roads, so I end up at the same stores buying the same stuff. I get stressed if I can't park in the same place... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Majority of autistuc men dont have a girlfriend? |
| famimalemon |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2024, 10:55 pm
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Replies: 469
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| My only relationship also started online. We were long distance for over 5 years before moving together. We're married and have a daughter now. She's neurotypical though a bit of a rebel / loner, gets along well with people but prefers a small social circle. Had 2 ex boyfriends who treated her badly... |
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