20 and still no boyfriend. What is the problem?

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people with asperger mature socially a bit later than NTs. I was in my first relationship when I was 24. Just give it some time. Oh and try looking for a fellow aspie. AS_NT romantic match usually doesn't go well.

there are several high school guys who have come in for a whine and people are usually very positive "you'll have plenty of time"
if it concerns her, it concerns her

most people encounter romantic angst

i hate it when people say you have plenty of time because i want it in my prime years

if i was to "beat" your jar, then your head would spill out onto the ground where you would have not the protection of your formaldehyde immersion.

erggh i have to return to the recharge bay.

just so damn angry about having to approach

This is really overlooked. As guys, it is seen as our "duty" to approach. Meanwhile, if a girl is approachable and good looking, all the work is done for her.

if by "overlooked" you mean, constantly discussed and brought up to justify less than good behaviour
yeah, totally overlooked

less than good behavior justified through the overlooked issue. Oh well, we all know what has to happen for this to end. Ball is in your court.

viva la internet.

Maybe you need an older man, baby

Answer: Approach men.

Ignore peoples' beliefs that men should always do the approaching. It is such an out-of-date, sexist view of men *and* women. Are women too helpless to approach men? See, that doesn't even make sense. Can anyone think of any decent reason apart from, "Men like to chase" that justifies that only men do the approaching? Guess what? Women like chasing too!! ! So why should only men have to make the effort (and get to have all the fun)?

A small word of warning though - some men will judge because of this stupid rule, and probably 33-50% will get scared off. Just move on from them - some men will be flattered if you approach them.

Or you could drop really big hints such as, "I fancy you".

Hey true, Smudge, some women love chasing but remember, not all men love to be chased! There are a lot of men out there, and a huge number prefer the "traditional ritual" yet.

There is a lot of influence of our ancestors yet. The girl has to be chased, the girl who has had a lot of sex partners is a slut, the man who never get sex is not a man, the man have to provide. Those are despicable thinkings, but they are between us yet. Maybe we as species are too weak and selfish and we perpetuate them because some of them (depending on our gender) benefit us.

But certainly, if you are a woman and nobody approaches you... you have to try some approachings if you want to have a bit of action . The spinster figure as an example of failure is another despictable thinking that exists yet.

Some of us don't like those thinkings but a lot of people out there put them into practice everyday. This is how society works. If you want something and you have to achieve it with an "out of your gender" behaviour you'll be critized by society, so I enjoy doing it

yeah, it seems men are more willing to overlook flaws, red-flags, insecurites in women than the other way around, vice-versa

That is because women "have to be" fragile and men "have to be" strong.

A strong woman is not as popular as a fragile woman. In fact, the very independent and professional women sometimes are accused of selfish, cold and, why not, b*****s.

It's what I said before. Society want you to fit the CORRECT stereotype of your gender, if you are a man and you are very fragile or you are a woman and you are very ambitious and centred in your career, you can find love, but it will be more difficult for you because a lot of people love the stupid stereotypes.

I just turned 20, never had a girlfriend, never been kissed (You can't get much more Noob than that). Let me tell you, I've had enough friends go through relationships to learn this one important fact:
Relationships are messy. Really really messy. There's no shortage of people complaining about being in a relationship. I've been in love before, I know the whole song-and-dance that entails. For a while is was miserable about being single, and then after a while I woke up one day and said: "I'm single, and it's awesome!" I don't have to get for anybody, I don't need to buy things, I have entire weekends just for me and it's great.
Through all of this I'm still keeping my eyes open, it just so happens that my tastes are very particular (I am incapable of associating myself with someone who I can't have an intellectual conversation with). So I just keep waiting for the right person to come along, whenever that may be. In the meantime, I'll enjoy what I have.

Its simple: We have not met.