Is a gf the answer to my problems?

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No.

Another person can NEVER be an answer to your inner problems, unless that person happens to be your therapist.

Even in a relationship you would still be the same old you.

Besides you need to work on improving yourself before you can expect another person to accept you into her life. So not only would it not help, but in fact a relationship most likely wouldn't even be possible. Sure you could fake it and go out on a couple of dates but eventually your negativity and your issues would resurface. And even in the unlikely event of your partner being okay with it, you wouldn't know how to handle the challenges of a long term relationship and it would still end and leave you in a worse shape than you are in now.

Sorry to be blunt, but that's how it is. Get a hobby. Talk to someone. Eat well. Sleep well. Work out. Try a sport or a martial art. Learn a new language. Learn to play a musical instrument. Travel. Go out and meet people. Practice your social skills by talking to a lot of people. Etc... fix your issues and the rest will just fall into place.

It's a bit unfair on the girl to expect her to cure all your insecurities. It's somewhat of a cliche to say, "Love yourself first, then you can love someone else", but think there is some truth in it. Relationships pile on extra stress so if you can't handle life without a girlfriend you certainly won't handle it with one. That said, there is nothing wrong with wanting a girl for companionship. Personally I think that's the right way to go, but whatever reason you choose, good luck!

I honestly think all of the guys on here who complain about not having a gf would be in over heads even if a woman magically appeared at their door and wanted to go out with them. Judging by their posts, they'd have no idea how to talk to her, have her on a pedestal, be extremely clingy and needy, and basically their happiness or sadness would revolve around the woman's every action, not to mention the awkwardness that naturally comes with being an Aspie. So he probably wouldn't get past the first date or two and then cry his life away and be even worse than before.

To an extent, it was, and I've admitted as much before. I was fortunate enough (or unfortunate enough whichever way you look at it) to date a girl that is easily a 8 or 9 on the 10 scale as my first dating experience, and my social skills were/are above average for an Aspie, and I still clung to her like Oprah clings to donuts. I wanted her to be my long term girlfriend so bad (just so I could say I had a girlfriend) that I ironically blew an opportunity at that ever happening. Because I'm a good conversationalist, the relationship lasted a month or two, but after that it was over...because it was clear that it meant more to me than to her. I had no interests at the time, and just wanted a pretty woman by my side.

I just find it funny that now that I have a life and strong interests besides women, a girlfriend means little to nothing to me. Would I like to have someone to have regular sex with? Sure. But I don't want a girlfriend in the traditional sense.

Also, if the guys on the site are anything like I was, they've built Hollywood like fantasies in their head of what relationships are like, and it's really nothing like that, from what I hear from the majority of other people who've had more experience as well.

I'm not even talking about sex. I'm saying they see these TV shows and movies and have this built-up idea of romance and love and dating and think "Everyone else has that, why can't I?" when in reality most relationships have a lot of problems.

I think the others have pretty much said this, but while you've described very nicely a key benefit to a solid relationship with the right person, it really is counter productive to ever even think that a girlfriend could the solution to a problem. You can't enter relationships looking for solutions, instead of looking at what you can give. It kind of dooms the whole thing. Find a different solution first.