Looking for a relationship

Hi George.

Are there any Meet Up groups in your area which you could join? Either for autistic adults, or based around something you find interesting or enjoy. There are Meet Up groups about all sorts of things - books, films, walking, nature, technology, history, sports, health, language learning, philosophy, day trips to interesting places - and a lot of them are free.

That way, you should be able to meet some women and also have the chance to talk to them, as you will already have one thing in common (the topic or purpose of the group) which you could strike up a natural conversation about.

Anyway, you can search Meet Up by geographical area, so you'll be able to see all the different groups which are local to you and whether there are any you would like to join.

Yes - I recommend https://www.meetup.com/ too - great way of meeting people and once they get to know you, you'll soon see who would like to see more of you (although meetup is NOT a dating site - it's a social enabler).

I go along to coffee meets, bowling, dinners, pub nights, nerdy museum visits etc.  well worth joining.

Thanks for including the link! And I nearly mentioned that it's not a dating site.

I guess the other point about it is, even if you don't meet anyone to date there, you will hopefully make some new friends and acquaintances over time, and at some point you may be able to meet someone through one of them. I think having a smaller social circle than your average NT (which I think is fairly common for us) can mean that we naturally encounter fewer new people in our everyday lives too, which reduces the odds of meeting a potential partner.

Yes - 1:1 - you never really know who you're talking to.     Another reason to go out in a group meetup.

Yes - 1:1 - you never really know who you're talking to.     Another reason to go out in a group meetup.