JohnisBlind wrote:
As a social outcast Craig28 has probably put up with a lot more spitefulness from the opposite sex than you are willing to admit occurs in this society. When people are treated disrespectfully they tend to get upset. He is not a women hater. That is a very strong word that you are using. On what basis are you calling him a woman hater?
Whatever you want to call it, there are a lot of people here that make monumental screwups in the relationship arena, which is pretty normal for ASD guys, but the problem that keeps them stuck is a failure to live and learn, recognize they have shortcomings in their relationship skills, and work on it. When they were little they might have had a meltdown when they were told they couldn't have cookies. Some of the behavior people here show when a girl rejects them or they aren't getting laid isn't a whole lot different than when they were little, only the aberrant behavior is less intense but much more drawn out.
In case anyone is wondering, I've had horrible luck in dating myself. You won't catch me coming on here and throwing a fit about how mean and shallow the girls were for rejecting me. As much as I want a relationship, I know that if I got into one now it would go down in flames in a hurry no matter how compatible we are, and rather than being bitter about it I am working on self-improvement. I suggest other guys in my situation do the same.
thanks for this. i have had to work on myself too - including therapy, in order to make relationships work. i could have been angry and bitter towards the opposite sex due to both past and recent experiences (like rape and sexual harassment), but i am not. most of my friends are guys, i've been married for 16 years (together for 20). IRL i prefer men, as long as they respect women.