the biggest mistake i see people make

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they don't dispose of bad apples early.

they pursue something that doesn't exist, and end up wasting their time.

if theres fundamentally something wrong, its best to end it and move on.

rather than wait a year for an explosive break up that crushes your heart.

Never a truer word spoken, I've seen friends in this position before, it's like they are heading for a broken highway but they are oblivious of the stop signs. Another saying I like is "Don't put all your eggs in one basket". In other words, don't let your happiness depend on the outcome of your expectations on some relationship or bond, enjoy it for what it is and move on if it becomes unhealthy and detrimental.

Do you have a gf, OP?
How's your sex life?

minervx, you're absolutely right. Its interesting you posted this thread as lately I have been the emotional support for a good friend who has been going through a rough relationship that recently ended rather hideously. I've been telling him essentially what you wrote up there but unfortunately not everyone has the willpower to just leave a situation before it gets ugly

Hear hear!
Too often I see this happening.

Well said.

i have done some or maybe lot of biggest mistake but i can't remember all of them

I think lots of people feel like they HAVE to be in a relationship. Or else they just want sex. And they often feel like there's a minimum amount of sex that they need to have.

This is why they jump into relationships without really determing compatibility - or else pretending to be interested in someone as a person when in fact it's purely sexual interest.

True love takes time and cannot be rushed. For almost everyone - not just Aspies - this takes YEARS. It may even take decades. It's hard to get used to the idea of being single for years at a time, but it IS better than being in an unhappy relationship. I guess I should be thankful that I'm incapable of faking interest and jumping into relationships with random people.

Neurotypicals, at least that I can tell, have this need to "fix" what is "broken". This is part of why some women stay in abusive relationships; at first, they were determined to fix the 'bad boy' that they'd become smitten with.

I have no desire to fix what is broken, nor do I believe it is possible anyway.

bad apples taste funny.

i'm thankful i'm not in a bad relationship but i'm not thankful that i've never been in a good relationship.

also haha nobody wants to fix me! I guess I should be thankful...

Thank you

It also occurs to me that it is not always obvious to the person going through it that things are not great, and that it would be a better for both people to move on. Though most breakups are not mutual because most people don't usually do this as they want to try and salvage things, thinking it may still be possible, despite what may be irreconcilable differences. This leads to the "ugly" breakup... Myself I went through this recently. I recall occasionally mentioning my previous relationship in a very positive manner here, months ago. In truth I don't think I was really very happy at that time and I couldn't see it was because things were not working from my end, having started to lose interest and attraction in her for a number of reasons. When we finally did end our relationship a few months back it was not an acrimonious breakup but we are not really speaking anymore, which has been weird, considering I spoke to her every day for years... I am over her but I had hoped to keep in touch. Anyways, I digress. It did not take me long to realize that I should have ended things much earlier, maybe even a year ago... Our relationship might not have turned to the current estrangement it has now. But who knows. Its best to be mindful of your feelings, honest about the situation, always considering the long term and whether you can picture a future with them