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Dating help

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Need some help 

Hey everyone! I’m working on a research paper about autism and dating, and I could really use some help from this awesome community. If you’re on the spectrum and have experiences with dating (or even just thoughts about it!), I’d love if you could take a few minutes to fill out a quick questionnaire. 

Someone told me it's against the rules so I don't want to post it here. I couldn't email Community Moderator for some reason. Is there anyone willing to help me out? It is completely anonymous.

Or does anyone know when can I post my questionnaire? 

I aim to address the unique experiences and challenges autistic adults encounter in forming and maintaining romantic relationships. I hope that by bringing more visibility to this topic, I can contribute to reducing the stigma around social and dating struggles within the autistic community. I strongly believe that including adult perspectives is essential for understanding the full range of social interaction challenges, which don’t simply disappear as people age.

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  • I have a number of plutonic relationships with mostly older women who are either teachers or have a nurturing instinct, the lady I met earlier in the year on a dating site is some 12 years older then me and she regards me as her younger brother(I am 64)she was a nurse in her young days!, the other 2 are retired teachers who I met via church, one taught math's, the other art, all are older then me and they are all different characters, but I love them to bits, and with it being purly plutonic there is no friction between them, I went for lunch with my math's friend today, I call her Northern Bell because I call my Southern friend from the dating site Southern Bell, she is married, and was very open about that, I have encouraged her to believe in herself and stand up to her step daughters, she is still married to her husband and we are good friends(often the best way, in a plutonic relationship one can enjoy the company of the other without pressure or commitment), she wears her heart on her sleeve, but is a lovely lady, I am still a vergin and have NO desire to change that, sex is proberbly overated anyway, I did have problems with Northern Bell a few months ago when we both thought the other wanted something NOT on the table and we split, but had a chance meeting in a cafe later and made up (I think my late mum may have had a hand in that, she comes through to me from the other side from time to time.

    My art teacher friend made herself known to me one church coffee morning, we got talking about mediums, clarevoyants, and I told her of the paranormal experiances I have had re the passing of my twin, she asked if she coukld hug me and before I could respond she did!!, I was a bit taken aback, but we are friends, she invited me to a spiritualist church in a town nearby that is every 2 weeks and we meet there as well as for coffee mornings, she has in troduced me to a new intrest in life, and it is wonderful to see a medium giving open readings to people, 

    as I have said, there is nothing sexual in my relationships, but I think we all prefer it that way,

    ask me anything you like, I will help if I can

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  • I have a number of plutonic relationships with mostly older women who are either teachers or have a nurturing instinct, the lady I met earlier in the year on a dating site is some 12 years older then me and she regards me as her younger brother(I am 64)she was a nurse in her young days!, the other 2 are retired teachers who I met via church, one taught math's, the other art, all are older then me and they are all different characters, but I love them to bits, and with it being purly plutonic there is no friction between them, I went for lunch with my math's friend today, I call her Northern Bell because I call my Southern friend from the dating site Southern Bell, she is married, and was very open about that, I have encouraged her to believe in herself and stand up to her step daughters, she is still married to her husband and we are good friends(often the best way, in a plutonic relationship one can enjoy the company of the other without pressure or commitment), she wears her heart on her sleeve, but is a lovely lady, I am still a vergin and have NO desire to change that, sex is proberbly overated anyway, I did have problems with Northern Bell a few months ago when we both thought the other wanted something NOT on the table and we split, but had a chance meeting in a cafe later and made up (I think my late mum may have had a hand in that, she comes through to me from the other side from time to time.

    My art teacher friend made herself known to me one church coffee morning, we got talking about mediums, clarevoyants, and I told her of the paranormal experiances I have had re the passing of my twin, she asked if she coukld hug me and before I could respond she did!!, I was a bit taken aback, but we are friends, she invited me to a spiritualist church in a town nearby that is every 2 weeks and we meet there as well as for coffee mornings, she has in troduced me to a new intrest in life, and it is wonderful to see a medium giving open readings to people, 

    as I have said, there is nothing sexual in my relationships, but I think we all prefer it that way,

    ask me anything you like, I will help if I can

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