Getting married when you have autism

My wife is the one person in the world I can talk about anything to, even more than my own parents and siblings. I talk to her as if there is no-one else in the world I'd rather be with, which is extremely unusual since with every other person I meet I'm very guarded. When I feel lonely, I know I've always got her.

My wife gets to see the real me because I feel so comfortable with her - that does include the bad side of me as well as the good though. Now we both know who I really am, I think that recently that has helped her understand parts of me that didn't make sense before. I've also spent many years supporting her with a different set of issues (some very significant), so remember that your partner is also a person who has good/bad days or different aspects to themselves too, not just you.

Captain Grover put it best I think - for a committed, long term relationship there is give and take from both sides. If you feel scared of rejection, try telling her that, honesty is good and you might be surprised in how it alleviates some issues that maybe weren't there to begin with. Although I'm not a great talker too, I try to make sure I take an active interest in my wife, like asking how her day was after work - it might not be very interesting in itself, but shows I am thinking/caring about her. Maybe something like that to consider.

My wife is the one person in the world I can talk about anything to, even more than my own parents and siblings. I talk to her as if there is no-one else in the world I'd rather be with, which is extremely unusual since with every other person I meet I'm very guarded. When I feel lonely, I know I've always got her.

My wife gets to see the real me because I feel so comfortable with her - that does include the bad side of me as well as the good though. Now we both know who I really am, I think that recently that has helped her understand parts of me that didn't make sense before. I've also spent many years supporting her with a different set of issues (some very significant), so remember that your partner is also a person who has good/bad days or different aspects to themselves too, not just you.

Captain Grover put it best I think - for a committed, long term relationship there is give and take from both sides. If you feel scared of rejection, try telling her that, honesty is good and you might be surprised in how it alleviates some issues that maybe weren't there to begin with. Although I'm not a great talker too, I try to make sure I take an active interest in my wife, like asking how her day was after work - it might not be very interesting in itself, but shows I am thinking/caring about her. Maybe something like that to consider.