funny story (...well to me anyway)

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When I was in my 20's, I wanted to meet someone for a relationship leading to marriage but had a hard time. This was before my diagnosis of asperger's at 30. A friend of my aunt said she knew a guy that would be perfect for me but he was dating someone. As luck would have it, he showed up at her house about 10 minutes later looking for her son. They were friends. She sat him down next to me and said, "Here, say hello to my friend's niece." She disappered up the steps to get her son and killed some time up there...listening to the convo...The first thing out of his mouth was that he had a girlfriend and was thinking of getting married. I thanked him for his honestly and wished him the best. Later, I learned that he thought "I smelled funny". About ten years later, he tried to pick me up in a Mcdonald's. He didn't recognize me but I recognized him and didn't say anything. I turned him down because I was married not to mention that I would ever consider somebody who tried to pick up a woman in a McDonald's... ...goofball! Two seconds later, over walks my aunt's friend's son and yells, "Whoa, look who it is?!" "How many years has it been?!" "Hey! This is the girl that you said smelled funny...how does rejection smell to you now?!" Etc...Etc... What I found out was that this guy was an aspie just like me but married an energetic, good-looking, rich NT but she ATE him alive. Divorce was inevitable for this pure schmuck. Moral of the story: If you are an aspie, find a compatible aspie. My own husband and I are inseparable nerds...and happy. The good news for that schmuck: He got a real, good settlement plus they remained friends for the sake of the kids. Neither of them were bad people but she couldn't take life with him. She needed another NT like herself. If an aspie wants an NT, they should go for a very introverted one which is probably a mild aspie anyhow!! We need to stick together. We're simply NOT like the rest. Another twist, his x-wife was my boss for about 5 years! She used to talk openly about her unhappiness. I had NO idea that her husband was that guy that I was introduced to!! She used to cry because she didn't know how to tell him she wanted out and had fallen in love with someone else. She used to try to get me to take him off her hands before I got married but I thought this to be ENTIRELY too strange. I refused. It's truly a small world...that's why it's always good to be on your best behavior.

Those are an amazing and crazy set of coincidences -- you're right, funny story.

you're right, that IS a funny story.