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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Female aspies, what are your difficulties in relationships? |
| elliterations |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 12:19 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,894
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| Age: 22 Sexual orientation/preferences: Bisexual. Longest relationship: ~ 1 year. What you look for in a mate: Intelligence, sex drive, openness. Similar interests, too, and a good command of whichever language we communicate in. Willingness and ability to communicate. What your mates like about yo... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Dating troubles... |
| elliterations |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 11:00 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,787
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| While I'm not too good at dating advice (I really am just myself but I do sort of manage to not be all of myself all at once, if that makes sense? I'm not going to come in and dump all my issues at the table at the first date) I can say this: don't create an alternate persona. Really, while it might... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Are we the only ones? |
| elliterations |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 10:54 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,770
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| Very hard in what way? Mental health issues, depending (and we have a vast array of them) can cause severe to moderate to barely any issues at all when it comes to communicating, maintaining and even being able to begin a relationship. Consider that you're depressed and suicidal, burdened with the t... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Might therapy help? |
| elliterations |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 10:45 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,402
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| First of all, good on you that you're considering therapy. Second of all, therapy is not a quick fix nor a guaranteed miracle worker. It may take a long while, it will probably go through some ups and downs, and often you'll feel like quitting and spending your money on something else. However, if y... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Thin, Athletic, Voluptuous, Heavy, Muscled |
| elliterations |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 8:39 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 393
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| I prefer someone who is comfortable in their body, whatever type it is, and that they accept my body and its oddities and peculiarities instead of trying to change me against my will. That simple to me. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Why bother really |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 7:34 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,054
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| that they do care about is that they have something they want to do, something they love to do, and that they're not bitter. Bitter about what? Women in general? If so, I can understand that not being fun. :) It's just frustrating to sit around having to defuse someone else's angry/upset/frustrated... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Is Self-Sabotage a myth or reality? |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 6:55 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,129
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| No, I don't think self-sabotage is a myth, but the amount of people who actively seek to remain miserable is probably smaller than the "world at large" assumes. I know people who revel in being miserable because it earns them sympathy, and I also know that I loathe misery above all else and work har... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Post a random special interest. |
| elliterations |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 6:49 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 4,580
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Why bother really |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 6:48 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,054
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| That's a whole lot of generalisations regarding what girls want, and while that is the idea being preached in popular culture, the reality is that once you get away from those who subscribe to this idea, you find a lot of people who don't actually care about this. None of my female friends care if t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have an expressive face? |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2012, 6:41 am
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Replies: 93
Views: 15,246
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| My expressiveness is entirely dependent on how comfortable I feel and how much I feel that I have to fit in. When I was younger I took a lot of acting classes, and while I didn't excel at it I did learn the value of conveying the proper expression to make a point. So I exaggerate expressions sometim... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: spoiled brat! |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 4:49 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,572
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| Yes – I get told quite often that I'm a spoiled little brat and it bothers me. To a degree there are some valid points to that due to family circumstance when I was child, but mostly I do want to gain a semblance of independence but it's also a balance of actually acknowledging the areas I need help... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what are you listening to THIS VERY SECOND? |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 4:35 pm
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Replies: 65,648
Views: 2,550,601
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| [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnexkG4RrtA&ob=av2n[/youtube] |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Games You're Tearing Your Hair Out Waiting For |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 4:32 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 4,980
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| I have so many emotions about the approaching release date of Mass Effect 3 that I sometimes don't know what to do with myself. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: cognitive behavior therapy- does it work for asperger's? |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 4:23 pm
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Replies: 8
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| CBT did not work well for me, and I'm averse to it, but I know that it works well with others. So... I guess it depends, if you're willing to accept that it's your thought patterns that are off and can be altered to make for a better life and increased well-being. One issue is that some CBT therapis... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello...*looks around nervously...I'm new |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 11:54 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,696
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Does anyone else find it hard to read fiction? |
| elliterations |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 8:34 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,530
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| I read a whole lot of fiction, but the recurring issue is that I do struggle to pick up on certain cues or themes, or sometimes completely miss subtleties or events. It's not that often though – somehow I'm much better at analyzing things when they are written rather than acted out, so to say. I lov... |
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