What's wrong with me? Why can't I get a girlfriend?

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yes.

You're never going to get into a relationship, let alone with a hot woman, if you are so desperate to land into a relationship that you let the rest of your life go to hell. Women like to see that men are responsible, mature, and in control of their lives. They can tell if you would be able to maintain a stable, healthy relationship with them. I mean, let's say you do end up going out with a woman you think is hot. What's going to happen when you find out she has a lot of personal issues and has had a rocky past, making her prone to b***h out on you at random sporadic moments even though you've done nothing to deserve such treatment? Are you going to be able to hold your ground and handle that? I'm not trying to discourage you, but that's something to think about.

I would do what everyone else is saying and get your priorities straight before worrying about dating. Once you're settled in, either use an online dating site or go out and meet some women. Read David DeAngelo's materials or find a men's dating group in your area.

Well, I wouldn't say I don't understand how he feels. I mean, there was a time where all I wanted was to have a boyfriend and to be loved. However, his insistence on a hot girlfriend does seem like he thinks he's entitled to it (like AsteroidNap pointed out).

It's not just offensive to women in general (women, "hot" or not, don't want to feel objectified), but it's also confusing. If you want to have a gf, you want to have someone you're close to, somebody to be intimate with (I don't mean on sex here, though that's included if both parties are ok with it). You don't just ignore so many potential girlfriends because they aren't "hot".

Also, and I guess this will sound harsh, you need to have something to offer other than perfect muscles. And no, I don't mean money.

Girls want to be wanted for who they are, and they want you to care for them and invest your time in them. They want you to be their friend at the same time as their boyfriend. Do you want to be friends with a girl? Or all you want is for her to be hot? Are you only interested in girls sexually? I don't think there's anything wrong about being interested in sex (regardless if you're a man or a woman), but that shouldn't be the only reason for a relationship with someone.

I'm 24, about to graduate, I have a job in an important global Telecom corporation, I live in the "nicest" place in town, I've played in a stadium, I've been in international radio, TV, etc... I also get smiles, but I just can't get a girlfriend, I feel like you do... it sucks .

Beat me to it, that actually does kinda describe me.......I don't look for the things society sees as sucess in people when determining how I feel about them.

Lol, I think that just goes to tell you - along with Grisha and a lot of the other epic life successes around here, that everything people tell you it is; it isn't.

Ok, guys, um, harsh truth: MOST women want men to approach them. The smile you get is a green light. Most women won't approach a man even if they like him much. The smile is a sign to approach.

I know it's not fair. And I know there are women who have no problem approaching guys, but most of the girls want you to approach them.

What I'm saying is, a girlfriend doesn't just "happen" to you. You have to work on approaching her and talking to her. And yes, I know it sounds scary for an Aspie guy to do it, but guess what, NTs are scared of it, too.

Alternatively, you may go after a girl who has no problems approaching a guy, but chances are, you will wait longer to find her than to find a girl who gives you a smile. (= green light)

That is a bit of an issue for me........I mean I can't approach people I don't know and talk to them in general, but I have a feeling the kind of guys I am intrested in are probably afraid to approach me. Hence the reason I do sometimes use the internet as a tool to try and meet people.

Yes, internet can help here. Anything that can make you go forward instead of freezing and not doing anything.

Now, seriously, it's not such a tragedy if a guy is shy to approach. There will always be those willing to approach them. But things don't magically happen just because you have perfect muscles.

The last part wasn't directed at Sweetleaf, I meant on the guys.

But I do think it's ok for a girl to approach; hey, that way, you are the one who chose. The thing is, girls often don't approach, they smile and give a green light for a guy to approach.

And yes, Internet can be good for both guys and girls because sometimes it makes us make the move we're scared to make in "reality".

Well what I like about the internet is there are websites where you can make a profile and basically use that to express who you are and then if someone is intrested well its much easier to send a messege over the internet then to tell me that in person I guess. Even I could see myself sending a messege to someone if I found them intresting.......because either they delete it and never respond or you meet someone cool........though it is also possible to meet not so cool people so I do take precautions when I go out to meet someone I've been talking to online.

But what if a girl is smiling, yet not interested?

I know it's a green light. It just feels very weird, awkward, and I don't know what to do.

As a previous poster said, you're putting far too much emphasis on yourself and not on how you respect others, relate to them, empathize with them or connect with them. True confidence and power doesn't need to brag about being what it is, it simply is, you shouldn't use bodybuilding as an excuse to compensate for other things such as lack of empathy or building better social skills.

If you want better social skills, socialize more, if you want to emphasize better with other people, emphasize more, if you want to better with humor, go out and practice humor on people, even if it goes disastrously wrong to begin with and you face rejection, you'll get better. Working out does show dedication, determination and discipline but stop going around with a sense of entitlement, working out or being aesthetically attractive doesn't make you better than anyone else.

Yes, certainly is hard to approach, Asperger's or not. I don't understand why. Not approaching has been the story of my life. Everyday I go home miserable because of my ability not to approach (miserable food and a life in the gym does not help either). And now I have the fear that my time is running out since I am turning 23 next month. In 2-3 years girls in the 18-22 range will be off limits for me. I know I probably may have a sense of entitlement, but shouldn't I when I am doing everything I am supposed to do and have never had a beautiful girlfriend? Why are the other guys getting girls? I know that this is going to be the biggest regret of my entire life. Because even if I become successful I can never buy back my youth. With this new obsession of mine though I don't know how I will be successful though. I wanted to be the young ripped guy with muscles that gets tons of girls.

I'm going to start walking around and asking girls for directions a lot and then try and turn the conversation to more personal things in the hopes of leading to a #. Anyone else done this?