Can aspies get boyfriends?

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When I say a lot more empathy I mean than non Aspies and I'm sure that's were the problem lies. Not being understood so fear of making a fool of ones self. I know I have the same fear.

My understanding was that aspies tend
to be LESS empathetic, in general.

Aspie knows how it effects them so may understand the situation an other Aspie may be in or how they feel a bit better I would have thought. I'm Aspie and I do think I have some empathy. So has far as Aspies have zero empathy I don't believe that.

People seem to think it comes
across that way. I don't buy it
either, but I KNOW that I have a
certain disconnect where it comes
to those that I don't care about.

Especially the people who seem to
epitomize all that I see wrong in the
world - which happens to be the vast
majority of humanity.

Being married to an aspie girl myself, I don't understand why it should seem impossible. Heck, I'd consider marrying another one if they allowed that sort of thing in western countries.

Leave a couple for me.

Nonsense. How often have you heard men complain that "all the good ones are taken?"

A woman who doesn't talk? Hmmm, interesting.......

But seriously, I don't "disqualify" potential girlfriends easily, so if I met a really nice girl who happened to be a nonverbal autie, I might still give it a try. That is to say, I would give it a try, even though that try might end fairly quickly. But you never know...

Yes I have a boyfriend and I know another aspie girl in really life who has one.

I have to say yes, it's possible. It's very hard though. I just got my first boyfriend in four years yesterday.

That's simply because I don't empathise with people I don't understand. I don't understand most people.

More times than I care to have listened to it. But often times these people, men, are trying to find the same ideal that women try to find in a man who is perfect.

Someone along the line these people are going to have to realize people are not perfect and to take them as they are and not everyone is going to find the perfect other.

It is very possible. Until the last year or so, I have been in relationship after relationship. However, I ended up realizing that my exs were screwed-up in one way or another as well. In addition, the ones who were NT, I ended up purposely pushing them away, since I figured something most be seriously wrong w/them for wanting to be w/ me. However, I had been on several internet dates w/ absolutely no luck. I felt that the guys I would have let taken me on a second date, could not take my quirks (i.e. blunt, too honest, klutzy, etc...). Anyway, I think I gave up too soon, if one goes on enough dates, one will find that person who gets them. Just keep persisting and putting yourself out there.

I have the same prob of yours hale bopp...can't get a gf.

But this just ONE of my many concerns and not on the top of the list.

I so agree with this. I've had both online and local relationships where I was either used (not in the sense of the other getting any, but other means) or they were just complete nutjobs.

Whoever said 'Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all' deserves a crack across the skull with an aluminum bat. <_<

Women can afford to be picky because men aren't. If men were more picky than we could reach a dating equilibrium. But that is a fantasy that will never happen.

A woman that can't get a boyfriend is a rare situation. Most guys are so desperate for sexual opportunities they will generally overlook all kinds of personal faults if they find a woman even remotely attractive. However, some women do fall through the cracks. Nothing in life is 100%.

I would imagine that most women that cannot get a boyfriend will have a combination of things working against them - they'll have a tendency to reject potential mates; an extreme lack of social opportunities; most likely are physically unattractive; and their behavior will somehow turn men off.