Do aspie men want advice from aspie women?

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I really struggle at times on this forum, and particularly in this sub-forum, with trying to read between the lines, or be relaxed about the way people sometimes write. When I read generalisations like "women do this" or "men are that", I'm taken aback because I expect aspies to be more literal-minded. So I think what they write is actually what they believe, i.e., things in absolute.

I know I'm working off stereotypes myself when I assume aspies on here are literal-minded, and clearly I'm wrong because I see these generalisations quite often. I know when someone says (for example) "women are..." that they probably mean SOME women, or MOST women, but the fact that they don't add these important words, on this forum, really throws me.

I guess all I'm saying is I sometimes feel uncertain about whether my opinion in this subforum is welcome/useful, as I can rarely relate to this "every woman" that is so often talked about. So my question is: When males ask for L&D advice on here, who do they want it from? Is advice from a quirky aspie female useful, or are our views, which are different from those of "most women", not very relevant?

Would love to hear different men's input into this

I can only speak for myself.

To answer your question honestly, no, I don't want advice from Aspie women.

Most of the problems I've had on this site have been from Aspie women, or alleged Aspie women, misunderstanding something I've said and assuming the worst about me, not even hearing out my explanation.

I find most of the women here have been coddled and would find their lives much more difficult in they were men with AS, and I don't find their collective thought process all that enlightening. Sure, there may be exceptions to the rule, but on the whole I see that even with AS, women still think much differently.

Sometimes, when someone asks for advice from others, they will take advice form anyone, but only if they already share and support their own opinions. Thus, if a guy asks, "How do I get these b*****s to like me?", then he is likely to accept advice only from other men who refer to women as "b*****s". Such people are better off when left alone and reported to the mods.

If a person asks, "I'm so lonely, nobody likes me, why can't I get a date?", they are most likely looking for encouragement rather than dating advice. They might be better off posting in The Haven.

But if a person asks, "What tips do you have for making a good impression on a first date?", then that person is probably wanting to know how to dress, what to talk about, where to go, et cetera. They are best treated as reasoning adults who are willing to learn, unless they prove themselves otherwise.

Anyone's advice can be useful, obviously, but it seems to be infinitely more pragmatic to get advice from NT females, for two reasons. The first is that Aspie females don't constitute anywhere near a majority of the female population at large. Asking for your advice would be akin to taking a poll of public opinion in America but only including one minority group in the sample population. The second is that Aspie females may be experiencing the same problems we- Aspie males- are. This could be good or bad. It makes your advice less useful if you're in the same boat as us and have no information that we don't. It makes it more useful if you've already been through the same situations and have information that would be useful to us.

I haven't been to this particular forum enough to form a solid opinion, but I see absolutely no reason why advice from aspie females couldn't be as valuable as advice from NT females.

I believe I'd also have some good advice on how to attract NT women. But I feel like if I give this advice, rather than my own personal advice, then I'm promoting dating NT women instead of me, and so I'm in a way preventing AS men from knowing how to attract me! Sounds ridiculous, I know, but well...I'm single too

Of course if it's made clear "There's this girl who's like <insert description>" or whatever, I know what type of advice is required. But if it's a general "any woman" post, that's where I get unsure.

In the short time I've been here, it seems that most male posters don't really look for advice. They just want to put their self-pity where someone else can see and when they get advice, they ignore it and continue to wallow in their misery.

I really wish L&D would be divided into two sub-sub-forums.

1. Love and Dating - Questions/Advice
2. Love and Dating - Rants

we already have a forum for rants. its called the haven.

That said no i wouldnt want dating advice from female aspies. Why? because chances are i wont end up dating a female aspie. And the advice given would be different from the one i need.

Thats not to say i dont disagree that all the stupid generalizing posts have to die