In love with a man with Aspergers

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Can't speak to that situation in particular, but I've had the experience of having a conversation with a perfectly civil, albeit a bit boring and (to me) not particularly attractive girl, and have my mates tell me after the fact that "Man, you were flirting with her so hard!". Can NTs not tell polite conversation from flirting? Do aspies flirt unintentionally? The sad part being that I'd absolutely suck at flirting intentionally.

I am absolutely smitten by this man. Having had a friendship for a few years and slowly working towards a relationship has been satisfying. I think that he knows that I will be with him in the long haul.
He was divorced about 10 years ago and hasn’t been with anyone since. It didn’t end well. I don’t know the whole story and I don’t pry. If he cares to tell me he will. I am just being myself around him and not worrying about what happened between them. I am not her, and he is seeing that.

I support the things he enjoys doing and also realise that he has some interests that are different than mine. I also have no problem pursuing interests that I have that he doesn’t share. I am a mature person when it comes to not being clingy or needy.

I have discovered, especially over the last 6 months that he has a depth of feeling that I never noticed before. He won’t show that to just anyone and I feel honoured.

We will have a lot of time together in the next few months and I think this will be key to seeing where this goes. Yes, I know that I will never get grand pronouncements of love, but he enjoys helping me research in our special interest, and loves to help me. I tell him things I have never told anyone else, and I told him that he doesn’t have to give me advice; just having someone to listen helps me. He has always said that he is happy to listen and he gives advice when he feels like he can relate.

I tell him I care about him and even though he doesn’t tell me the same back, he shows me and always asks about things that might be worrying me, or helps me with something, and he has given me a couple of small useful gifts relating to our special interest.

He loves hugs, has given me a quick peck on the lips recently, and once when we hugged I kissed his neck and he liked it. LOL!

So, yes, I think he is interested, and when we spend more time together I think he will see that I am genuine in my feelings.

This has been a slow process but it has allowed me to see him more deeply than I ever have anyone else.

Well, he just wants a close friendship. I told him that I was feeling for him romantically and he said that since he has been alone so long he is used to being single.

He said he hoped we could have a close a caring friendship and that he really values it. He also said that he was humbled by my open honesty today.

I am gutted, of course.

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