My opinion on dating

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i hear this all the time, not so much from my family (i think by now they've all accepted the fact that i'm perpetually single) but my co-workers

they used to try to suggest other co-workers of mine to go out with "what about this guy, what about that guy?" i tried to go down that road but they all ended up at a dead-end or whatever. which is a good thing, dating at work is a bad idea anyways.

before i didnt know what to say, but now that i'm diagnosed i have somewhat of a better idea on how to handle those conversations. my favorite thing to do now is to change the subject. it actually works like a charm

I would avoid dating co-workers as well, and it, in fact, can violate company policies.

oh, and this might be suitable for a new thread topic but i love it how NTs seem to want to be in a miserable relationship rather than be alone.

maybe i'll never be able to wrap my brain around that one, i would rather spend my days being lonely than have to spend them with a person who drives me insane. "oh, but the sex!" oh god go buy yourself a toy and get over it!! !

Some companies allow them, but I personally would not do it.

I hate this question, too. I attended a HS reunion recently and people were asking me about my relationship status. I answered honestly, but this was among people I haven't seen in years and have not been close to at all, so after the fact it does seem inappropriately invasive. People read negative things into what you say when you say you don't have a girlfriend. They think "There must be something wrong with him" or whatever. Why did they ask me? I don't recall hearing anyone else being asked this.

Today a waitress made a comment about the way I was eating my soup, and she said I shouldn't do that if I'm on a date. That got me thinking, why does she think I want to date anybody? This interaction is getting a little too personal for my comfort. I would be the wrong person for someone who would fault me for trifling things.

I have been making comments and rants in the dating section in part as an experiment to see how I feel about what I'm saying, and I don't like it. Maybe dating relationships really aren't for me. What if I really don't want to keep up an act required to impress someone? I'm not sure if I will like the person I could become if I try too hard at this, and I'm happier not thinking about it.