Have you NEVER had a girlfriend. If so, why?

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cause they know better than to.

Nope. Have trouble 'reading' people, especially women. NTs can have trouble with this, so it's even worse for people on the ASD. I think I've been in several situations where females have been attracted to me by flirting or smiling and I just didn't know what to do. Or I couldn't tell. Also, I have issues with eye contact, I might look to long, if not way too short, and get negative looks from the females, or the look away from me in fear. I've had 'friends' say. "Aye, I think she likes you, boy! You betta make a move!" on numerous occasions (never seen that happen to any of my other peers). Usually I would freeze up mentally, or try to go through with it and end up embarrassed. I remember in the 9th grade some classmate said, "Aye, write your number on this sheet and I'll give it to her!" Went through the ordeal like a fool, and the guys handed back the sheet balled up. I plopped my head down on the table while everyone else laughed at my failed attempt

I've made progress, by having legitimate female friends over the past year, but they didn't last. And besides, I don't think I was being myself completely. I did act a little 'odd' around them once we associate outside of classes sometimes. I would be around them and one, if not both, would ask, "Why do you do that?" "Do What?" I asked, and I still don't know what it was, because she didn't respond. Perhaps of me stopping talking in conversations and/or looking off into 'space', or some other eccentric behavior of mine. They also tried the "hooking me up with a female" process with one of the girls roommates, and I said I wasn't interested, because I wasn't attracted to her. The girl who offered it up got angry, and she was persistent about this past Valentine's Day. The girls tried to lie to her and said I liked her and I didn't. I'm thinking to myself, "I thought people ended this nonsense in high school! AAGH!" If I truthfully was being myself, a lot of the females wouldn't be attracted to me, because of my eccentric behavior patterns. I guess I'm decent looking enough to be in these situations, but that doesn't make it any better to cope with.

Also, I think I can be immature in regards of a relationship. I can have attachment/obsession tendencies with people in general, as well as being jealous and protective of females that I'm attracted to physically. Almost as if I was 10-12 years old. And they were just associates. Most People, (usually guys) always called me a 'boy' instead of my name, and never understood why....Maybe because some people view me as immature, or totally ignorant of certain social situations....

I would attribute my never having a girlfriend to a couple things:

I have absolutely no desire to enter into a serious relationship with a woman unless I have genuine interest in doing so. I know that most men, especially in High School, view having a girlfriend as some kind of social accomplishment. Consequentially, they may not enter into relationships with a genuine desire to get to know the other, but, rather, to fulfill some desire to be viewed in high regard by society. To me, this makes absolutely no rational sense.

Whether or not people view my status of never having a girlfriend as being attributed to "lack of experience", "social insecurity", "not courageous enough to get dates", or whatever else they may conclude is of no consequence to me at all. I live my life based on higher principles and standards, which leave no room for superficial, insincere courtships or sexual encounters.

I have been rejected, but I have also had women tell me, or strongly imply, that they want to become more serious with me. I could never feel good about developing a physically intimate relationship with a woman who really liked me, unless I felt similarly. Therefore, I have not yet found an individual whom I know desires a more intimate relationship with me, and I her.

Secondly, I have had my fair share of social challenges in the past, of which I feel I have worked very hard to overcome. My physical demeanor, and anxiety in maintaining a conversation has undoubtedly contributed to it, but I don't blame myself for those things at the time. That is all in the past, and all I concern myself with now is simply moving forward with "a brightness of hope".

Will I ever have a girlfriend? I cannot say for certain. One thing I can tell you is that I will continue getting to know a wide variety of women, in a very casual way with all the social skills I have developed. After all, most great courtships evolve from simple friendships, in my observations anyway.

Good luck to you all!

I don't want to change everything that i am in order to play the games these whores want to play. maybe when i see a girl that doesn't disgust me i will try harder.

all these women now a days are just awful, its probably where i live...

Most girls I attract aren't up to my standards, and the ones that are already have a boyfriend. C'est la vie.

All I ask for is someone who isn't A) Divorced and B) Doesn't have children and C) Hasn't been institutionalized and D) Doesn't have a history of a parasitic lifestyle and E) Passed calculus on the first try back in high school.

It's pretty simple, I have never made a real big effort. Many things factor into that including my constant anxiety and lack of confidence, lack of just meeting people in general and my lack of having any sort of a real connection with anybody. Of course my biggest problem is my inability to read people's emotions and non-verbal cues where if people showed any interest in me I'd miss them 95% of the time because it's all non-verbal. It's not like they'll ever tell you that they like you. I suppose it's not normal to just go up to a stranger and tell them you like them but with the way my brain is wired that would make things so much easier. Instead you're expected to play the bullsh!# mind games you're expected to know what to do.

I'm cuckoo to the point of being arom-ar-ar-a-a-- (Hic!) Given I trip out on life so much, I don't focus much at all on dating.

If I am focused on a date, I'm usually just happy to be with the lass.

As for boys? NOH. I am 100% straight, and that is that!

The biggest obstacle for me is simply never being around single women. I'm not in school, there are no (single) females in my area at work and there are no single women that participate in my hobbies/interests/social groups. Everytime I meet a woman I find interesting, she'll either be married, have a boyfriend or be too young (for me). The few times I do see a woman I find attractive and am unable to determine her age or relationship status, I usually can't think of anything to talk about so I don't say anything.

Apart from just being unappealing to the eye, I guess I just signal indifference. I can be very... charming isn't the right term, affable and funny, but I do think that at the same time, my overall signals tell everyone, not just women, that I have a rather indifferent attitude about... most things, including people. I am really hard to judge in my intentions, since my outward behaviour is a facade, a costume I put on to move around in social environments, and I guess this prevents people from getting any kind of impression on me that might lead to an oppinion about me being a suitable mate. I guess a good analogy would be an actor who plays a role in a movie. He adapts to the environment, plays his role, and people look at him, acknowledge him playing his part as long as they watch the movie, but as soon as it is over, they realize again that he was just playing a role, and that it was not really him. Of course, most movie stars are rather attractive, so that could at least lead to some kind of infatuation, but this factor does not apply to me. In conclusion, I am just a prop, and this I want to be: Being part of a scenery. Because I doubt there would be any person on thiy planet that could stand being with me on a regular basis without getting suicidal or insane.

Never, and largely because I have been apathetic towards relationships my entire life.

I know that I am comfortable in my own skin, and I do not really wish for this to change.

Nope and I dare people to beat this:

Technically I had a girlfriend for an extended amount of time but it was a means to an
end for both parties. She needed a place to live, I didn't want to be alone anymore.

After we both figured out it you can't manufacture love it was over. That took a while.

I can't read people, much less girls.
I'm a bit weird, my ex says people are intimidated by me. If it's true, I don't see it.
I can be a bit of a snob.
I don't like strangers.
I can't chit chat so a casual date ends up being very awkward.
Once a girl tells me or show's me she's interested as long as it's casual, I'm usually okay.
Once my feelings get involved with a girl that has shown interest
(assuming I pick up on it) I tend to go overboard. Too much too fast.

No-one I know who I can connect with.