Tim_Tex wrote:
Just this morning, a girl (presumably an NT) I had been talking to online apparently led me on, making me think she wanted a relationship with me, then all of a sudden, she told me she already had a boyfriend. And she had the same interests as me, too, and was liberal.
This is exactly why I will only date other Aspies.
Did she tell you that after she found out how much money you make? Women lie, and you can't take what they say literally. Listen to what they say, in the context of what you see, and believe what you see first. Saying she has a boyfriend is an indirect way of saying "no". Either that or she's looking to cheat, and you probably don't want someone with character issues, whether NT or AS.
I'm not even going to try to approach anyone until I graduate with my PhD. The distraction could jeopardize my progress and I don't have any market value without an income. It's wrong, I know but that's how it is. When you first meet someone, remember there's a reason why the ask "what do you do?" To me this sounds like "money, money, money, money" Maybe my parents' and aunts' generation was different, but I don't think even they realize how bad the gold digging out there really is.
I'm a bit wary of making someone unhealthy by giving her what she wants. What is required of me to be successful with her, may do her more harm than good. I want a partner, not a dependent, not someone who just wants to sit around, eating junk in front of the high-definition TV (paid for by me), and get fat, dumb and weak.
Do you think that so many of these "soccer moms" who end up on prozac, or with eating disorders, or go out and say "the sky is falling" when a nuclear power plant is installed, got that way because they never had to learn what it means to live as responsible, independent, fully functioning adults?