Where is my place?

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This is my first time viewing this thread...have to say...WOW.

In my view, you are the kindest person here. Have not seen one single snarky post from you.
I cannot imagine you having trouble holding on to friends.
Maybe it is one of those 'nice guys finish last' kind of things...not sure.
Keep trying. If I were not married...I would seek you out.

p.s. Don't limit yourself to aspie females. My husband is the polar oposite of me...been together forever.

Hey Tim

Wondering if maybe you're being like the guy deer hunting in a downtown parking lot or the lady trout fishing in her bathtub.

A lot of women like music, most people like music, and Austin's famous all over the world for it's music scene. Since it's a college town, there's probably music stuff going on there that isn't too expensive.

Have you checked out the Austin music scene?

Don't know what kind of music you like, but you'd probably want to stick to the stuff you like, so you'd be genuinely enthusiastic about the music itself, not just there to look for a girlfriend.

There's some correlation of different musical styles and politics and value systems, but it's obviously not absolute. For example, not everybody who likes punk rock is a bomb throwing anarchist.

If you got to know some male friends with the same musical tastes as you, you'd have something in common with them, stuff to talk about you'd both be interested in, so things would be a whole lot less awkward for you. They might know some females, and male friends are good to have too.

For some reason I don't understand, it's perfectly normal for those people we call "NT's" to be deeply obsessed with music, so if there's a style of music you really like, you'd be normal.

Are you sure about that? When I lived in Austin I knew scads of geeky females who loved 'toons and hated Republicans. San Marcos is just a little cowtown, despite having a college. There's an Austin Asperger's Meet Up website you can Google.

Also, WP is not the only place to network with other Aspies. Livejournal is full of them, and you can tell right away from their profile and interest lists whether they are into the same things you are. I have 5 Aspie females on my friends list, and one of them is single and plans on voting for Obama...

I am not sure what to do anymore.

Well here is something you can do: Visit this website if you are looking for Aspies in Austin.

http://aspergers.meetup.com/230/

Just joined. I also joined a San Antonio meetup group as well.

Yet I am not limiting myself to my immediate area when it comes to friendships/relationships.

It's just that despite doing everything right in trying to maintain friends/partners, it just doesn't work. I have a few friends, but not nearly as much as I would like.

^ Yeah, I know for a fact that limiting friendships and the like to my area is not a good thing. If I did that, I would never have friends or a relationship. I have always claimed that there is no one to relate to around here and the other day, my NT step-brother even said that the only kind of people around here are "preps" and "jocks." Hate to use labels but how else can you describe these people? But the fact that even an NT knows this makes me happy that I am right but also depresses me in some ways. But it shows how much I need to get the hell out of this pithole that much more.

My point is, maybe in another place, you'll find someone that will be your friend more than just a few days. And there is always those of us on WP.

I hope I do make the friends I want in school.

Having friendships requires a lot of work. You have to constantly nurture the relationship with phone calls and nice words and BS.
I personally don't like people trying so hard to be nice to me, especially when I sense they are not sincere.

Maybe you should just learn how to lie like everyone else who has lots of friends who enjoy gossiping about one another.

That's what I have been doing.

It's like every time I try to start a friendship with somebody, they retreat and avoid me after a couple of days. It's like they want friends, but when somebody shows an interest in them, they run and hide.

There is an AS support group at my school, but it meets at the same time that I have a class.

I am WORSE off in San Marcos than I was in Wichita Falls.

You sound perfect just as you are. Live up to your own standards and be happy within that context. Friendships are a big let-down anyway.

I do that.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to offer anything more useful. I understand the struggle. The most important part was "You sound perfect...just as you are." Coming from a more or less brain-dead depressed person, that was the best I could do. I like how you sound as a person and that was why I responded.

At least in Wichita Falls, the nearest support group (in Fort Worth, 100 miles away) didn't coincide with any of my classes.