KatieMiller wrote:
LePetitPrince wrote:
a girl DOESN'T need much social skills to get a bf, the shyest girl of the world can get a bf if she's attractive, Poeticromance is not a guy for god's sake! What she needs is to be more attractive, so giving her tips to become more attractive (physically) would be more useful that giving cliché advices such as 'be social' , a useless advice to an aspie nonetheless.
That is absolutely not true. The prettiest girl in the world may attract a lot of guys but attraction alone does not a relationship make. Trust me, I know this from experience. Besides, being shy and being aspie are two completely different things. They sometimes overlap, but they are separate.
Dating and having relationships is just as hard for aspie girls as it is for guys. Seems like a big misconception that we have it easier or something.
Improved looks do help, as does the self-confidence that comes with them. But social skills are the big one. Not just talking to people as an alternative to shy silence, but the actual social skills that are so difficult for all of us. You're right that "Be social" is useless advice, but I don't know if anyone said that. What is excellent advice is to commit to learning social skills and understanding other people. You can still be shy and have good social skills.
Are you saying that you have so much experience with the attraction aspect that you now take it for granted, and are possibly even jaded with it? The fact that you're saying "attraction alone does not a relationship make", shows that it IS easier for the women, or at least for you. You apparently can afford to nitpick about this and that, which means you are several steps ahead of where many guys are. All of the women I know who are staying out of relationships, are doing so voluntarily, usually because they're unhealthy, jaded, or both. Learn to appreciate what you have, and take care of yourself so you don't end up like that.
Don't say "no, no, no" to everyone you meet, and then complain about how life is so boring and lonely. You gotta start somewhere, and nobody is perfect.
Personally, I could find a way to have fun with attraction, with the possibility of developing a relationship, as long as there aren't any major problems.
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