My neighbors Phil and Anita found love easily
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I swear their love story was handed to them with a golden spoon!! !
They knew each other as kids and then reconnected as adults, started dating then got married and had children
Meanwhile for the rest of us romance-seekers our journey has been hard and LONG!
Because of that I feel a true sense of accomplishment with reaching my marriage goal since I put in a lot of blood, sweat & tears in order to reach this point
Is it bad that I want to see my neighbors' marriage be destroyed as a result of them not putting in the REAL EFFORT needed in order to get there?
Anita even had the gall to give me love advice back when I was single but she has NO IDEA what's it's like to be Autistic and struggling with the process of creating a romantic relationship!! !
Well...I did it though
I am on track to get married now!
They said they want to come to my wedding but maybe I shouldn't invite them?
What do you guys think?
Thanks in advance!! !
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They seem like they are just living their lives.
It's not their fault how their story played out.
It isn't that I feel "resentful" of them as much as I HATE how easy it was for them to find love!! !
Even worse, Anita actually tried to steer me away from marriage by comparing me to cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants by saying that SpongeBob is not married but has friends who care about him so basically she was saying for me to drop the whole "getting married" thing because I am not capable of being in love or a long-term romantic relationship because of my disability!
She is NT and has no idea what it is like to be ND!! !
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Your attitude toward your neighbors sounds very childish and immature, and also not very nice at all. Maybe she was making a valid point when she was suggesting that you might not be ready for marriage, and she was trying to use Spongebob as an example you might relate to, of someone who is able to live well without being married (yet).
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You are right but how would she know what my true readiness level is for marriage?
Only I can determine that, correct?
I don't even think Anita is aware that SpongeBob (the character) is Autistic
Here is what she actually said regarding SpongeBob SquarePants:
"Sara. You are wonderful and YOU are great, and liked and loved just the way you are! SpongeBob is not married, but he has others who CARE about him Just like you, me, Phil, Mason, Jack, Debbie, Glen and Maureen we all love and care about you."
Then she said she was NOT comparing me to a fictional character and if I relate to him I should be content with just having friends in place of a romantic relationship!! !
It is obvious that she has no real confidence in me succeeding with my goal
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Please do invite them. Don't hate them. Forgive them all their wrongs, whether real or imagined. Married people don't understand single people. NTs don't understand NDs. And vice versa.
NTs don't know what to say to us, whether it's the right thing or the wrong thing, and whether it will upset us. You nailed it with the SpongeBob stuff. Another NT might think 'Aw, how sweet'. An ND like me might think 'Oh come on, what is this bollocks?!'
As for married people giving relationship advice to single people. Yes, there's nothing more irritating and inappropriate, especially when they try and pair you up with someone they know. I hated that. Now I've found myself doing it as well! I don't think this is an autism thing - NTs hate it as well. They're just a lot better at shrugging it off than we are. They don't think back to something someone said to them 20 years ago and think 'What a jerk! I should sort them out...'
Maybe they feel guilty for having had it easy compared to you. I feel guilty sometimes for getting sober overnight when so many alcoholics didn't make it. A dearly departed and much loved friend of mine told me she felt guilty in the same way for surviving Auschwitz.
You made it. It's a cause for celebration. Enjoy.
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NTs don't know what to say to us, whether it's the right thing or the wrong thing, and whether it will upset us. You nailed it with the SpongeBob stuff. Another NT might think 'Aw, how sweet'. An ND like me might think 'Oh come on, what is this bollocks?!'
As for married people giving relationship advice to single people. Yes, there's nothing more irritating and inappropriate, especially when they try and pair you up with someone they know. I hated that. Now I've found myself doing it as well! I don't think this is an autism thing - NTs hate it as well. They're just a lot better at shrugging it off than we are. They don't think back to something someone said to them 20 years ago and think 'What a jerk! I should sort them out...'
Maybe they feel guilty for having had it easy compared to you. I feel guilty sometimes for getting sober overnight when so many alcoholics didn't make it. A dearly departed and much loved friend of mine told me she felt guilty in the same way for surviving Auschwitz.
You made it. It's a cause for celebration. Enjoy.
ALL married couples need to remember that they were single at one time! !!
You cannot get to the point of marriage without being single and dating first!
I am sure Phil and Anita remember what it was like being single
But now that I think about it...even Anita had some difficulties with love before she met Phil
Phil is her 2nd husband and marriage
When she told me that I was SHOCKED!! !
I do appreciate Anita trying to help me find a partner back when I was single by telling me to consult a therapist, however it was NOT the therapist that led me to David
Instead it was my decision to start attending Day Program that brought me to my soulmate!
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