Asperges and infidelity

Hi all,

I am a 27yr old female and my boyfriend is 26yr old male who was diagnosed with asperges at age 9.

I have wanted to ask for help, advice or suggestions and possibly similar experiences if applicable for quite some time however I've not been comfortable with putting into words my issue or experience and also find it quite upsetting.

I don't want to go on too much but I will start at the beginning.

I met my be 2 yrs ago, he was extremely charming, affectionate, very very manly and 'bloke like',  generous with money, would drive hours after 16hr shifts to see me for even an hour or two, he took me on days out rather than the usual 'laddy' dates or standard dates, he has very few friends only one I have heard of who he speaks to daily through his phone and rarely sees face to face now however used to see at least once a week. He seemed to have his head screwed on, extremely good career in the rail industry so he is up and down the country with work both him and I have did used how his asperges has been of benefit to his position in work which he used to really enjoy and he was very proud if his job and work ethic,, extremely good wage, he had his own car which was a flashy Audi, he had a lot of money saved, he also had his own apartment, up to date with all bills and responsibilities. He took me on holidays to Mexico, verbjer in Switzerland, Paris, and always weekends away. 

My be voted on me completely and said he loved me more so because I wasn't interested in the flashy holidays or money, and I was grateful, hard worker, I didn't have much but I had my own responsibilities which I was managing and I had a job, money to do things I wanted to within reason, great rekatio ship with groups of friends and a few very close true friends, amazing family who were impressed with my be at the start and he expressed how much he loved my family, which was hugely important to me, he is from another city an hour or so away and 5/6 months from speaking with him we were in a relationship and he was not asking but basically telling me we were moving in together, he was sick of only seeing me a few times a week and the planning of seeing as each other as we lived in different cities, he insisted on how much he wanted to move his life to live with me in my city.

So I ended up doing all the viewings, we rented a little and very expensive flat where I am from. He always said money was no issue and he was happy for me to contribute what I already was path g to live on my own as I couldn't afford anymore.

Long story short we started speaking in jan 2016, he moved to my city in Oct 2016, and by man 2017 I had discovered a very different side to him. He would call me names, like swearing at me calling me a useless c**t over minor things or over nothing, he would repeatedly tell me I offer him nothing he can't easily get from anyone else, 

He is a good looking boy, muscular figure, very tall, very manly looking, and he is all but too aware of it. His behaviour especially towards me drastically change and when i look back to this time last year it was almost overnight, the lies started and the stories, which i lapped up like the fool i was. The dislike and lack of interest started. In march 2017 he got a job working away in Scotland, he did not discuss it with me he just told me he was going. He's behaviour pretty much as soon as he started working away was just unbelievably bad, I don't know where to begin with the things he would say and within seconds it would go from me being the most worthless piece of s**t had ever known to move up here with me. I had no idea where this behaviour and so much more was coming from but he kept telling me there us something up with him he needs space and time to get help, so I did the whole researching if asperges and wondered if it was related in some way.

In april 2017 he booked a holiday to mexuco that cost him over 3k, he hadnt oaid bills on our apartment, he was earning iver 1200 per week, i was earning 1k per month and never had a penny spare, again I didn't understand why I thought he had his head screwed on and when he has his mind set on something you're fighting a losing battle TRYING to make him see sense, so the holiday was booked. He then said because we were going through such a rough patch lots of arguing and him not wanting me anymore then begging for me etc he was putting the holiday to Mexico off until my bday in Aug and he was going to use his holiday off work to go on his own to the alps in France which he loves. I didn't agree but I supported him and what he said was best. I found out in june017 that he had actually not been to France, he had gone to Mexico on our holiday with another girl he had been seeing for a month from a city closer to Scotland. He then confessed that he has a cocaine adduction which I think I went into shock. From this time in may 2017 up to Nov 2017 he has cheated (What I 100% know of) on me with 5 people, 2 are girls, 3 turned out to be pre ok transsexuals, he didn't use protection with them all, he from what I know didn't have only sexual relationships with them all with a few it seemed to be a bit more, the ibfudrkity, the drugs, the constant lies and stories, even lies that aren't necessary or stories that go into detail, has anybody had any experience similar to thus????

He prides on being a butch manly bloke like character, and was mortified when I found out he had slept with a pre op transsexuals in his car, hotels and even in our home, and he has said it was all for drugs because he could not get the money he needed for them and knew if he manipulated trans (where apparently he knew drugs were easier to find in their community) he could have access to drugs,  he tells me he is disgusted in himself as he is 100% heterosexual, he said he's blocked all occasions out and etc etc he thinks I am disgusting and evil for even considering or suggesting he has a curiosity or a fetush ir attraction be ause all people he has cgeated with gave saud a similar story and that tgere were so many occasions where drugs were nit invokved and one imoarticular didnt aid him with cintacts for drugs until montgs after breaking tgeur affair off. 

What do I do? How do I approach this? From what u have read on asperges lying isn't something which an aspie appears you finds so easy and natural, am I wrong? Because my bf is an absolute master of lying and manipulating.

I now a year after seeing with all of this am almost completely forgetting who I used to be, I'm severely depressed and gave been diagnosed with endegonous depression, I also have crohns disease, I am currently you off sick from work, I have gone from being very close with my family to barely speaking to any of them, I tried to commit suicide a few weeks ago and genuinely have no want to be here anymore, but I can't find a way to go to sleep forever without tearing my families lives apart. My be is aware of where u am at mentally and has begged for months for a chance, I have given him one, a huge one thus the, and were back to the same old treatment. He was the person I went to after my attempted suicide and since then (just under 3 weeks) he has told me a lot more of how useless I am, how meaningless my life is, pathetic I am, what a week person I am, to go and kill myself again but do it properly thus time, how I fail at everything even killing myself I fail at,,, you get the drift, rather than the support and care and love he has begged to be able to give me. I feel I won't ever escape him and I am at fault for it because somehow I love him, I question whether it's live or whether it is the result if months of breaking me down to the point where I have 0 self worth or self esteem and I don't have any want for life anymore, I feel I'm disgusting if I can accept the things has done to me and still want love from him and still be here! 

What can I do to make my life easier with him? Does anyone know any tips for when has in tunnel vision anger more? For when I'm breaking my heart crying over the things has done to me? Does anybody have experience with an adult male who has an extremely high sex drive and seems to push the boundaries for that rush? Am I wrong for thinking is he straight or bi or sexually curious? Is it really for drugs? Are asperges good at manipulating and living almost a double life?

I have read an awful lot of stories about how an adult male with mild asperges tends to be the knight in shining armour at the beginning, and then almost when you're hooked you're eventually discarded like a used tissue, but I have been discarded and asked and begged to still be in his life and begged for months and months to be here, yet as soon as I am he changes

Please help

  • Run, run away, run a country mile! On the spectrum of not, he has issues he needs to resolve, and you deserve love health and happiness.

    Take care of yourself, do what needs to be done to be safe and move on into the future with your head up.

    Best of luck with everything Pray

  • You've just described my ex - he used the 'aspergic' excuse.  He was just a narcissistic sociopath - classic domestic abuse.  I'm so sorry for your experience.  I hope you get as much support as possible to leave him.

  • sounds more like he has narcissism personality disorder instead. the person that diagnosed him probably got it wrong, but that always happens as there are many disorders they cant pin point at first and misplace them resulting in wrong diagnosis, such as a narcissist being diagnosed as autistic.

  • Its very simple.

    He has his own issues, you have your own self. You are not one, you are separate.

    It is time, in fact it is well overdue, that you leave. You will find a way to be fine alone. But he has a lot to work out in his own life, it sounds like it could take him some time.

    Autism is not an excuse to treat people badly.

    You are worth more than you are currently be valued as. Move on

  • Hi, I am currently also in a long term relationship with someone with aspbergers and we happened to be on this same exact cycle.

    he used to be very nice and loving for the first 3 years of the relationship up until I found out he was going to strip clubs when we fight and now he had lost patience for me, and is the meanest person to me in the world.

    The entire relationship he would break boundaries but it had never gotten physical with other people until about 7-8 months ago, and now every time we fight he goes and gets lap dances. 
    he’s verbally abusive, he calls me names, he has broken my things, destroyed my room, made fun of me for mourning the death of a loved one, lies to me about so many things that it’s ridiculous and so much more, worse and not worse. 

    im at a loss for what to do, as it seemed to have all happened over night. We fight almost daily, if not weekly and he blows up every little thing and blames it all on me. Even him cheating.

    i am convinced that once someone with autism starts going outside a relationship, it’s far too late to try and mend it. Still struggling to leave him. 

  • He doesn't sound autistic, he sounds like a narcissist! A person can be both. He sounds like a plonker, you need to leave!

  • Hi there I’m experiencing similar regarding the bi thing with my fiancé. I found a message on his iPad last night. Long story short but it was to a trans-man. Saying we should f#*ck.

    he’s also been calling me names and telling me that the only reason why he keeps leaving the house is because I’m a horrible person and that my meltdowns ( I also have adhd and ASD ) are my fault.

    apparently he doesn’t remember any of this although it happened last week.

    I love my partner very much and I want to work through this you’ve got ask yourself is it worth the pain and suffering and but it does to mental health.

    compared to another relationship I was in with another man had autism and he also had ADHD he used his diagnosis to manipulate me and I ended up having to get a restraining order on the person and it really miss my head up. I have autism but I would never dream of using it to manipulate someone. This bloke knows exactly what he’s doing. It sounds like the drugs have also messed his head up.Made him paranoid. The bloke you’re talking about sounds very controlling and I would get shot of him as that’s easy to say it but it seems that this is more of a domestic abuse relationship. 

    please don’t put yourself through this I’ve been there and it’s awful. I tried to kill myself several times because of my ex. My partner may not be perfect and he looks at things that he shouldn’t and messages people but we can work through it. He’s only horrible when he’s off his medication. Perhaps your bloke needs to go and see the community mental health team see if you can get himself some help. 

    best wishes 

    A

  • What you have described here is NOT typical Aspie behaviour but typical abuser behaviour. The fact that he TOLD you, he didn't ASK you, he TOLD you, is proof that he wants to be in control of it. Many abusers do not walk up to you and hit you at the first meeting, they try to charm you with lots of money and good times and then when they get you where they want you, they abuse you. You are not what he says you are. He is an abuser. You need to run, not walk, RUN from this guy!

  • Oh trust me, I have very little contact with my friends. Most often I go years without seeing or being in contact with somebody. I love spending time by myself, out in nature or at home doing my thing or whatever, and just like I’m choosey with what I put in or on my body, I am also choosey about who I spend my time with. So it’s all on my terms, there is never too many people and not many variables. It’s, do you want to do this thing that I’m doing or don’t you?!? I don’t answer phone calls or messages or emails or any kinds of requests, but if I want see, speak to or spend time with somebody, I let them know and take it from there.

  • It is great that this works for you.

    To me there are too many people and variables.

  • It’s eveyones choice. I don’t like one long relationship because I don’t live my life that way, I move around and live in differents parts of this country and abroad so I meet a lot of people and have many close friendships with many people, all around the workd. We keep in touch to the degree that I like to keep in touch but I know I have friends all around the world that I can contact at any time, either in person or via a message or whatever and that works well for me and evidently them because they’re always pleased to see me or hear from me and spend time with me, even if the gaps in between run into years. 

  • Also, if you met somebody with a sexual disease such as Aids, would you thank the person and say they were so selfless and caring if they passed it on to you?

    No, I would not. But I would never live a lifestyle where I would have hundreds of partners.

  • Metaphor not related to physical affections.

  • Which part don’t you agree with California? I ageee that many relationships are based on traditional selfishness and each partner tries to control and shape the behaviour of the other. 

    I don’t know whether porn stars are selfish or not, I don’t know any, I know some lap dancers and prostitutes but I don’t know any porn stars so I couldn’t comment on that. 

    Sharing is not always caring. Many people share their anger and hatred etc with other people, whether other people want a part of it or not, so I wouldn’t say sharing is necessarily caring. Also, if you met somebody with a sexual disease such as Aids, would you thank the person and say they were so selfless and caring if they passed it on to you?

    As for walking naked in public, I would love that. I used to go bare feet everywhere and wear as little as possible as clothes can often be troublesome to me and I don’t see why we need to cover up our bodies. What’s the difference between a body coveredup by material and one that isn’t? 

  • I do not really agree with you. Some people would ask why people on the streets do not walk naked and show everyone their natural beauty? Sharing is caring, like you say. For some reason, it is not acceptable to walk naked in the public places and I am happy about that.

  • Problem with relationships is, they're based on traditional selfishness.

    People expect to control who their partner establishes romantic and/or sexual relationships with. When expectation doesn't meet reality, they flounce.

    Porn stars aren't selfish. Sharing is caring.

    Sometimes, the truth hurts. Singletons are prudent.

  • This has very little to do with Aspergers, if that's really what he has. The dishonesty and abusive behaviour suggests that it might be some form of personality disorder rather than Aspergers.

    In any event, whether he really has Aspergers or not, he has been abusive to you, and you would be well-advised to get out of the relationship as soon as you can. You should be thinking about your own well-being, and the fact that you are even considering staying with him and working on the relationship points to a low self-esteem on your part. Get support from family, friends, or some kind of organisation, and take your life back. Today.

  • Totally agree. Sounds like classic NPD with all the lovebombing and excessive attention with largesse. Then the devaluation once you are in a committed situation and more stuck. 

    I am very sorry this has happened to you. But you need to go grey rock and move on. 

  • Dear NAS36413,

    I’m sorry you are going through such a tough time with your partner and  it’s good that you’ve shared what’s happening/how you feel. Many people have similar thoughts when coping with so much and we hope you’re okay.

    If you would like some advise in regards to your partner, you may like to contact our Autism Helpline team. They’re open Monday to Thursday 10am-4pm and Friday 9am-3pm on 0808 800 4104. Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor.

    In the meantime, if you are struggling to cope with the distress or despair, it’s very important to tell someone about your feelings or thoughts of suicide. Call your GP and make an urgent appointment. Your GP can make sure you get appropriate help and support.

    If it’s outside your GP hours call  111  to reach the NHS 111 service:   http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/Emergencyandurgentcareservices/Pages/NHS-111.aspx

    The Samaritans also provide confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day on 116 123, or by email on jo@samaritans.org.

    MIND have information pages on coping with self harm or suicidal feelings based on the experiences of people who’ve been through it that you may find helpful.

    If you are very close to doing something to hurt yourself - call 999 now or go to your nearest A&E department. There should be someone there to support you and make sure you get ongoing support.

    Best wishes,

    Ayshe Mod