hurtloam wrote:
I'm not actually sure everyone can knock less desirable traits on the head.
How do you know if it's your monotone voice that is off putting? Even if you find that out. How do you change it.
What if it's your mannerisms. Aspie guys do seem to have different mannerisms I've noticed. How do you train yourself out of the way you stand naturally and how you move your arms and the way you walk.
I know exactly why girls didn't like me when I was young, like late teens thru early 20's: I was UGLY. By that, I mean disgustingly ugly. I hated my looks with passionate vitriol. Girls at a party said I was gross (face, not hygiene), one waitress said I had creepy eyes, bartenders ignored me, girls online rated me 3 out of 10, etc. And those are just average examples.
At one point, I had enough, and went to a consultation for plastic surgery. The doctor gave me a quote of around $10,000, and said there'd be a 6-week recovery and aftercare period. I didn't have $10,000 or 6 weeks of time. He must have had a moment of kindness, because he waived the $50 consultation fee after he saw how upset I got. Can you blame me? It meant I was going to be stuck with an ugly face for at least another decade, possible for life.
Thankfully, by late 20's, I must have aged into my looks somehow, putting myself solidly into the "average" league. I know that, because women are now way more comfortable with me; they no longer act like they just stepped on a dog turd when I come within 3 feet of them. When I went on a cruise, traditionally attractive women talked to me as an equal and even danced with me. The very type who would have pushed me away with a dirty mop just 10 years earlier.