ttqs84 wrote:
spongy wrote:
If you approach someone on the street about dating you are bound to get funny looks and whatnot
If you approach someone on a dating site about dating your request will be taken far more seriously
Unless of course you have brilliant social skills and you can just approach any stranger on the streets and get them to agree to get to know you better and whatnot, on which case you dont need dating sites
that's just the problem. folks who date on the internet just want the easy way out. technology is not always gonna solve everyone's issues and they aren't willing to put effort into stepping out of their comfort zone to meet people in person.
logically, you can't just approach a person and ask him/her straight up "can i date you?" just like that. it's a no-brainer; you will obviously get funny looks for that. make an effort to get to know a living, breathing person inside and out. if there's chemistry between the two people, maybe you can ask them out on a date.
a computer won't give you kindness and love, or validation that you deserve. it's a tool that can be used by individuals who take advantage of others in a negative and in a dangerous way. people will eventually make up lies to lure their victims to them.
believe me, it almost happened to me and i don't wanna go through that again.
no one can achieve being loved in front of a screen.
please be careful with dating online! you'll never know what the outcome might be. ESPECIALLY FOR US ON THE SPECTRUM!
The point isn't to date on the internet. The point is to use it to meet people in real life. Yeah, it can be dangerous, but so can everything else. Just take extra precautions and meet in a public place for the first few times. Take along some pepper spray, whether you're a guy or girl.
It beat having to decipher who's interested the NT way, or get burned misreading people (why many aspie guys get called creeps). The alternative is to put on makeup, look pretty, and wait for women to ask me out. Sadly, it's easier said than done. The only ones who typically fall for that trick are gay guys. lol