Published on 12, July, 2020
Not sure if this is the correct place to post this but ..
My son is 38 , diagnosed with Aspergers at age 20 .
He has a very limited social life but is so wanting to find a girlfriend and has been joining various well known dating agencies online ( and spending quite a bit of money to do it ) but he is finding it hard to accept that his aspergers may put people off .
I don't want him to feel that he is inferior to other folks , which he isn't , but I really don't think the websites he has been trying are suitable for him . Does anyone know if there are any "asperger friendly" sites that he could look at ?
I'm just here to keep the thread alive and also complain at the prolonged lack of intimacy (2/3 years now).
Would seem more viable to build myself an AI to have a relationship with.
i think u are new , so welcome to the forum !
I am, thanks :)
I know exactly what you mean about views on the world being a huge barrier - I’ve exactly the same issue to be honest. I shan’t go into my views here - but happy to discuss them... you never know we might be equally ‘out there’ in our views!
I totally get the interests thing too - I love aviation, history and nature - none of which is particularly “cool” to like.
Feel free to drop me a message if you want to chat
Yeah there are a lot of barriers and nobody seems willing to slow down and understand. I always feel like my relationships are one-sided (I try so hard and they're nonchalant) and perhaps as if I'm expecting far too much from what I now know to be neurotypical women.
Add to that a few other societal barriers regarding my views on the World and my interests, AND my shortness (5'6) and my options become super limited :( I've also never met another aspie in person
Welcome also! I think many on the spectrum have this issue - there’s a whole host of reasons why. It also depends what you are looking for in a relationship too - I think being on the spectrum can make us all a little bit different in terms of what we want or need.... I dunno, I’m terrible at forming friendships or relationships so probably suck at giving advice... but i totally get what you mean Ryan!