Online dating and speed dating for Aspies

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Hi everyone

As someone who is looking for that significant other, i have spotty relationship record of bad relationships don't seem to last long. Mostly because i would make a ton of mistakes that freaked a girl out. I have failed numberless times to the point where i almost want to give up on relationships and become a Bachelor. I have been thinking going the way of online dating or speed dating as my last kick off the can for relationships before i hang my bouquet of roses for good.

I find i am more social in the online world than the offline one and that's where i could get some luck on the online dating front. i have been looking at this one website gk2gk.com and i like the people that i see there but i have been reading some negative things about the site like how it is a cash grab or it just collects information from you or something. Stuff like this makes me weary of making the plunge into online dating.

As for speed dating, i never had the chance to do it but it is something that i would like to do. i barely see any posters around for this sorta thing but when i get the chance il try it out.

If anyone has any experiences on this sorta thing, feel free to contribute.

Speed dating has always struck me as a bad plan for an aspie. I find meeting new people to be very stressful. Meeting lots of new people in rapid succession would be, at least for me, a one way ticket to a melt down.

I like to meet new people but now that you put it that way i can see why it would cause someone to go off on a tangent.

I've been looking for some opinions on online dating, as well. I'm a young female and I work in an almost entirely male profession. I'm attending grad school for Engineering... pretty much 100% male. Because of these environments, I find it really hard to meet people. You'd think it'd be easy... however, work and part-time grad school aren't conducive to establishing relationships. I want to meet someone who has similar interests to me, but with whom I don't necessarily attend meetings. Also, because of the all-male environments, I think everyone assumes I'm not single based on how I'm always surrounded by men.

Anyway, the only thing that sounds scarier than meeting a new person by chance is meeting someone with the single purpose of beginning a romance. The idea of meeting a new person and essentially interviewing them, and auditioning FOR them is terrifying. Dating terrifies me, but it seems like it could only be worse when you arrange to meet someone with the intention of establishing a spark.

Does anyone know what I mean? If so, can anyone offer advice on whether or not to try online dating?

Or is speeddating something to consider, like cyberfox007 mentioned?

Or is it time to resign to a life of drinking too much and having one-night stands?

I totally understand your situation. I am an engineering student too and just about to graduate. It is a male dominated field and i have not had any luck with the female counterparts i my program or field due to a lack of them and different interests.

When it comes to romance, it is something i am searching for but that is not my main purpose. A relationship is something you nurture and make it grow and not something you rush. I have made this mistake many times that have resulted in disaster and heartache, only to learn from them.

As for one-night stands, i find them pointless. The fact that you have to get tanked up just so some random stranger can have their "fun" with you for the night and render you a nobody the following day is just rancid. You gain no confidence and the "relationship" is only temporary only to make you feel used.

Speed dating for one is something i would like to try and il give a post on that if it ever happens

Now, online dating (to me at least) is gonna be my plan b if all else fails. Finding the right site that suites your needs can be tricky. I like the site i mentioned but i read that its nothing more then a cash grab, they harvest your info, its a scam etc. and that kinda makes me a bit afraid to go on any online dating site route for this or any other dating site. I will keep it as a back up plan for now but id say its worth trying just to see if you have some compatibility out there.

Despite my failures, i am gonna continue. i have a bad habit of never giving up

Simple anthropology.

Taking an interest in potential mates is about comparing the relative desirability of candidates in the pool of available mates.

The larger that pool is, the more interested potential mates a very desirable candidate will have - and conversely, the less attention a less desirable mate will receive.

In more blunt terms, in a big crowd of beautiful people who are easy to relate to, the homely person with social issues is background noise.

If you aren't highly desirable, you're better off in smaller groups with longer periods of exposure.

this means that the internet, fwiw, is about the worst place possible.

How about if speed dating can be all naked speed dating.

^ I don’t know about the claim that half of the world is introvert; any stats? I always observed introverts to be a minority in any group (ie. class).

The 3 girlfriends I had I met online. I met them on forums thou & the the latter two were on this one. I tried LOTS of dating sites during an 8 year stretch & I had NO luck on them but I also had NO luck with meeting women offline either. I have various disabilities & issues in addition to Aspergers which could of been a major factor as to why I struggled so much. When it comes to online dating I think women generally have much more of an advantage with getting dates than guys do. There tends to be much more guys than women on most dating sites. The higher ratio of men to women helps encourage an atmosphere where women are like employers & the guys are like the job seekers. However women meeting guys online are much more at risk than guys who meet women online but women meeting guys offline are also at higher risk than guys meeting women offline.