quirky wrote:
I pass for NT most of the time, but I have trouble with banter/flirty interactions etc. I find myself congratulating myself whenever I feel like I had a good, 'normal' social exchange with someone. I just kind of realized I do this and that it is not normal. Another reason I think I have AS. I don't think I should be excited for having a pleasant conversation that seems to interest someone else - that sholud be typical. I don't usually have really awkward conversations, but I rarely connect with someone new on a good level.
I find myself thinking about a particular social interaction for days after it happens. I just moved to my current town a few months ago and know next to no one. A couple weeks ago I was in a convenient store and these two girls (which was super amazing for me, because I usually can't get along with girls) starting chatting me up about stupid stuff, like we'd been buddies forever. It freaked me out for a second, and then I just went with it. I was patting myself on the back for hours because it had to have meant that for once in my life I looked approachable or interesting or like one of them. I so know what you mean.
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15 Oct 2007, 3:12 pm
