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Finding a Girlfriend While Autistic

Harvey

Hi, I'm a 19 year old autistic male, I've gotten to the point where I feel like i'm ready to try looking for a relationship but understand that having autism may put me in a bit of a difficult place, does anyone have any advice?

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  • Find a girlfriend who is also autistic! If I'd known when I was dating then I'd have tried to find a partner on the spectrum who understood me and who I could understand. But find one from the same end of the spectrum as you if possible.

  • in reply to AuTriker

    Thank you for the advice! i'm not too sure how to though? I did try an autistic dating app but it seemed quite inactive (used it for a couple months) or I just so happened to get no matches lol

  • in reply to Harvey

    Well yes, that's the rub. I suppose if there was an autistic club you could go to, I have heard of such things but never been to one. As others have said though, hobbies are a good one as the other person then has a similar interest. The nerdier the hobby the more likely they are to be autistic! But then also perhaps the less likely there are to be females there... As a female that was easier for me! But I still managed to make wrong assumptions that anyone with the same hobby would be like me and like most people with that hobby. Like many historical re-enactors are nerdy obsessives with untidy homes (like me) but not the one I ended up marrying!

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  • in reply to Harvey

    Well yes, that's the rub. I suppose if there was an autistic club you could go to, I have heard of such things but never been to one. As others have said though, hobbies are a good one as the other person then has a similar interest. The nerdier the hobby the more likely they are to be autistic! But then also perhaps the less likely there are to be females there... As a female that was easier for me! But I still managed to make wrong assumptions that anyone with the same hobby would be like me and like most people with that hobby. Like many historical re-enactors are nerdy obsessives with untidy homes (like me) but not the one I ended up marrying!

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