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Dated Someone with Asperger Syndrome, Social Anxiety, and High Functioning Autism.

Brittany Young

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hello.
just thought i would share my story on a guy i met on tinder that i dated for 2 1/2 weeks that has 3 mental health illness. when we first started talking he told me that he suffered from social anxiety. which i was completely ok with seeing as that it’s very common and most people have it. when we first met up we went and got food ( i paid for myself) and went back to his place to eat and watch movies. we cuddled and talked. than i left. we texted almost everyday. which was good. and at one point he sent me a good morning text. the second time we hung out he came over to my house and he met my cousin and my sister. which was good as well since he told me that we were dating. which i thought was kinda fast. he than told me that he showed my pictures to his friends and his family. which i thought was kinda weird but i guess if we were dating than it was ok. he later texted me that night and asked did he make a good impression. i told him he did and my family liked him. he than bought up the subject of sex. and said since we are dating we should make each other feel good. and than he apologized and said sorry if my labedio is showing. i told him i would have sex when I’m in a relationship. but than later on we decided on christmas eve. just last week i started to get overwhelmed with everything. finals, school, work, everyday life, and than he’s telling me he has other mental illnesses. so than i decided it was best if we just stayed friends and not date. he than went on about how i was suppose to take him out for is birthday dinner and make him homemade tiramisu which was his favorite dessert. which made me feel really bad. so i said well i guess we can give it a try. but we should take it slow. just this tuesday i went over to his house and on my way i texted him and told him how far i was. he never answered back. so than i texted him and said hey I’m like down the street. still no answer. so than i texted him and asked was he up? and than he said yes. so i told him i needed for him to start answering my texts. i came over and hung out with him and than we just talked and chilled. i laid on his bed and than he came over and started to cuddle me. i felt him so i said wow your really excited he said oh yeah I’m sorry but can i get a little more excited and i said uh ok? so than we started making out and than we ended up having sex. afterwards we went to get lunch( which i paid for) and than i dropped him off. after that i asked him was it ok if i spent the night? and he said sure but he’ll let me know what was up. so than he texted me later and told me that he was gonna cancel on me because his friend, she had wanted to go for drinks. i got upset and said that all i got out of it was that he is canceling on me for another girl. ask he canceled with her and than told me to come over. everything was great. wednesday came and i wanted to see him again. so i asked him what was he up to and he said he was in chicago helping a friend. so i asked was it the girl that you mentioned and he said yes. so i got mad and said you totally went against what i said. and he said stop if i wasn’t gonna be like that than we could end it now. i said than you go date her. he kept telling me that her mom was sick and that she was going through a lot of things and i told him that my grandma had a stroke and she’s in the hospital and she isn’t doing good. like she’s not the only person with problems. than he said that she had a boyfriend and he lives in wisconsin. but why wasn’t her boyfriend here with her? noone ever told me that. so than he stopped messaging me and than i called him and wouldn’t take my calls. so my sister messaged him and he said that we broke up because i crossed some lines. he never said what lines i crossed. and he never told me that we broke up. so than i went to sleep. yesterday i got up and i called him. and answer. so than i texted him and said that i was coming by after class. he said he wasn’t gonna be there. i said well im still gonna come over this is silly. he said that he was gonna have someone remove me from the premises if i came. i said can you just talk to me? he said no my decision is final. i said please this is ridiculous. your blowing up over nothing. he said that he had to watch his friends dead mother be carried out the hospital room. and that he was up all night with her. i said well im sorry but you didn’t tell me that. i tried calling and texting but you didn’t answer. he said i assaulted him with calls and texts. i asked if i could talk to his friend but than he told me that she would tear me to shreds. that she wasn’t happy about last night. so than i decided to go to his house. i pondered for a minute. i couldn’t suck up enough courage to go to his door. his car was there but i couldn’t do it. so i parked somewhere and texted him that i wasn’t outside his house. he never responded. than i called him my number was blocked. i said oh wow this is ridiculous. and that’s not right. i than turned the car around and pulled up to his house, got out and than knocked on his door. i could hear him yell so he came and answered and than he said leave go away i don’t wanna talk. i said why? this is crazy. he said go away leave . i said please come ouside and talk to me. i said you have to understand that your friends problems are not yours. and than he opened the door more and i see her in the bed and she flicks me off. i said you have this girl in your bed?! he said i slept on the couch and gave her my bed. seen didn’t sleep together she has a boyfriend. i said are you serious? so my thought was he had sex with me and now he’s with this girl. so upon arguing i get super upset and i walk away and than i picked up a rock and threw it at his car. it didn’t do any damage. so i drive off. than later i get a call from the cops saying he just wants to hear my side of the story. and i told him. he said that he wasn’t pressing any charges against me. ask i said ok cool. so my friend was texting him and he was telling her that he didn’t want any contact. and that hes sorry we broke up but it was for the best. he never told us why she was at his house in the suburbs but her mom was in the hospital in chicago. he said she was there for 6 days and he brought her back to his house so she can have a good nights rest. she didn’t have no car. but how did she get to Chicago? and was he seriously the only friend she had? it was so many unanswered questions. he wasn’t sympathetic to my feelings about my grandma. but he ran to her. i feel used and taken advantage of. do you think he will try to reaching out later on? or is he done? was i wrong in this situation?
 
Storyline(I tried my best):
1. Date a guy with asperger for 2.5 weeks.
2. She wanted to stay friends when she knew he has 3 mental illness.
3. They end up have sex.
4. Bf cancel her for another friend, and she got depressed, because she thought she should be more important than his friend.
5. Bf went to chicago to help his friend, and no responding messages or phone. She was upset because he didn’t show sympathy about her grandmother which was also in hospital.
6. She kept contacting him and kept being ignored. He mentioned his friend’s mom was dead and she was helping her. She was upset why he didn’t tell her before.
7. She went to his house, and found his friend was sleeping in the house.He was sleeping on couch and gave his bed to friend.
8. He wanted to break up, but she wanted to talk. She got so upset and end up throw a rock to his car.
9. She suspected he drove his friend to Chicago.
10. She felt being used and taken advantage of.

Her question:
1. Will he try to reach out later?
2. Was she wrong in this situation?

My ans:
1. From my limit understanding of asperger: No
2. He might hurt your feeling, and I am sorry about that. He didn’t force you to have sex with him. Even you felt being used, that’s still you choice, and there’s consequence of that choice. I think maybe his ignorance made you want to get his attention, but not really “love” him. So my suggestion is to move on, and forget this person.
 
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I think maybe you should steer clear of dating for now and work on yourself, because that is an extreme reaction for someone who only knew someone for 2 1/2 weeks.

I don't want to sound rude, but that came across as quite "crazy girlfriend", and just reading it made me feel uncomfortable.

Forget him and work on making yourself happy before you try dating again. If he was sleeping with this other person then he's an a**hole, and you deserve better anyway - but such a strong reaction after only 2 weeks of dating seems a bit... over the top.
 
Sorry, the first thing that sort of "hit me", was: social anxiety is common; many have it. Wow, I wish! Because I have it chronically and do not know anyone who has it ( who I know).

I agree with ksheehan88. I also felt very uncomfortable reading what you put and in truth, could not finish it. When there are no paragraphs and punctuation, in truth, Brittany, very hard to work with.

Like others have said, think you should back away and in one sense; calm down, as it does feel like reading someone in a heck of a rush.
 
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Welcome don't take any notice of the grammar nazis they should know better
hello.
just thought i would share my story on a guy i met on tinder that i dated for 2 1/2 weeks that has 3 mental health illness. when we first started talking he told me that he suffered from social anxiety. which i was completely ok with seeing as that it’s very common and most people have it. when we first met up we went and got food ( i paid for myself) and went back to his place to eat and watch movies. we cuddled and talked. than i left. we texted almost everyday. which was good. and at one point he sent me a good morning text. the second time we hung out he came over to my house and he met my cousin and my sister. which was good as well since he told me that we were dating. which i thought was kinda fast. he than told me that he showed my pictures to his friends and his family. which i thought was kinda weird but i guess if we were dating than it was ok. he later texted me that night and asked did he make a good impression. i told him he did and my family liked him. he than bought up the subject of sex. and said since we are dating we should make each other feel good. and than he apologized and said sorry if my labedio is showing. i told him i would have sex when I’m in a relationship. but than later on we decided on christmas eve. just last week i started to get overwhelmed with everything. finals, school, work, everyday life, and than he’s telling me he has other mental illnesses. so than i decided it was best if we just stayed friends and not date. he than went on about how i was suppose to take him out for is birthday dinner and make him homemade tiramisu which was his favorite dessert. which made me feel really bad. so i said well i guess we can give it a try. but we should take it slow. just this tuesday i went over to his house and on my way i texted him and told him how far i was. he never answered back. so than i texted him and said hey I’m like down the street. still no answer. so than i texted him and asked was he up? and than he said yes. so i told him i needed for him to start answering my texts. i came over and hung out with him and than we just talked and chilled. i laid on his bed and than he came over and started to cuddle me. i felt him so i said wow your really excited he said oh yeah I’m sorry but can i get a little more excited and i said uh ok? so than we started making out and than we ended up having sex. afterwards we went to get lunch( which i paid for) and than i dropped him off. after that i asked him was it ok if i spent the night? and he said sure but he’ll let me know what was up. so than he texted me later and told me that he was gonna cancel on me because his friend, she had wanted to go for drinks. i got upset and said that all i got out of it was that he is canceling on me for another girl. ask he canceled with her and than told me to come over. everything was great. wednesday came and i wanted to see him again. so i asked him what was he up to and he said he was in chicago helping a friend. so i asked was it the girl that you mentioned and he said yes. so i got mad and said you totally went against what i said. and he said stop if i wasn’t gonna be like that than we could end it now. i said than you go date her. he kept telling me that her mom was sick and that she was going through a lot of things and i told him that my grandma had a stroke and she’s in the hospital and she isn’t doing good. like she’s not the only person with problems. than he said that she had a boyfriend and he lives in wisconsin. but why wasn’t her boyfriend here with her? noone ever told me that. so than he stopped messaging me and than i called him and wouldn’t take my calls. so my sister messaged him and he said that we broke up because i crossed some lines. he never said what lines i crossed. and he never told me that we broke up. so than i went to sleep. yesterday i got up and i called him. and answer. so than i texted him and said that i was coming by after class. he said he wasn’t gonna be there. i said well im still gonna come over this is silly. he said that he was gonna have someone remove me from the premises if i came. i said can you just talk to me? he said no my decision is final. i said please this is ridiculous. your blowing up over nothing. he said that he had to watch his friends dead mother be carried out the hospital room. and that he was up all night with her. i said well im sorry but you didn’t tell me that. i tried calling and texting but you didn’t answer. he said i assaulted him with calls and texts. i asked if i could talk to his friend but than he told me that she would tear me to shreds. that she wasn’t happy about last night. so than i decided to go to his house. i pondered for a minute. i couldn’t suck up enough courage to go to his door. his car was there but i couldn’t do it. so i parked somewhere and texted him that i wasn’t outside his house. he never responded. than i called him my number was blocked. i said oh wow this is ridiculous. and that’s not right. i than turned the car around and pulled up to his house, got out and than knocked on his door. i could hear him yell so he came and answered and than he said leave go away i don’t wanna talk. i said why? this is crazy. he said go away leave . i said please come ouside and talk to me. i said you have to understand that your friends problems are not yours. and than he opened the door more and i see her in the bed and she flicks me off. i said you have this girl in your bed?! he said i slept on the couch and gave her my bed. seen didn’t sleep together she has a boyfriend. i said are you serious? so my thought was he had sex with me and now he’s with this girl. so upon arguing i get super upset and i walk away and than i picked up a rock and threw it at his car. it didn’t do any damage. so i drive off. than later i get a call from the cops saying he just wants to hear my side of the story. and i told him. he said that he wasn’t pressing any charges against me. ask i said ok cool. so my friend was texting him and he was telling her that he didn’t want any contact. and that hes sorry we broke up but it was for the best. he never told us why she was at his house in the suburbs but her mom was in the hospital in chicago. he said she was there for 6 days and he brought her back to his house so she can have a good nights rest. she didn’t have no car. but how did she get to Chicago? and was he seriously the only friend she had? it was so many unanswered questions. he wasn’t sympathetic to my feelings about my grandma. but he ran to her. i feel used and taken advantage of. do you think he will try to reaching out later on? or is he done? was i wrong in this situation?
 
The moral of this story is: don't jump into bed with people you barely know (unless it's specifically a hook up arrangement and you've both explicitly agreed you aren't expecting a relationship). You got used. But you allowed yourself to get used, so I'm afraid you can't really complain about it. Forget about this guy and move on.
 
This line you said he crossed: My guess it's you having a hissy fit, expecting him to choose you, a girl he barely knows, over his friends.

And as a side note: Aspergers and autism are not mental illnesses. Neither is social anxiety.
 
Ok I have dyslexia, huge word columns wipe me out .
But I tried to stick with this story .
It's not an exam in English literature.
It's an emotional reach out and it got insulted , would you say similar things to someone with a stammer. I agree with the break down of facts option .

The reactions to this make me really wonder if I want to hang around this site .

In answer to the text , I'd say get out while you can , put it down to a 20 day life lesson in " people are odd"

God help anyone that types ... help I'm going to kilk myself tonight... you will just pick up on the spelling
 
Are you sure he is truly on the autistic spectrum? Nothing about what is written seemed to point to any autistic traits, in fact it seems more like the opposite as a higher proportion of people on the autistic spectrum are loyal and quite often shy. Even if he is on the autistic spectrum everyone has unique personalities and it sounds like he is either immature and/or just a user. I'm sorry, but it sounds like he got his own way by having sex and then wanted to move onto the next challenge as he's not ready for anything more serious, not nice I know, but I would move on and wait until you meet a much nicer guy who treats you how you deserve.

I wish you the best of luck. :)
 
Isn't Tinder just a hook up site for sex? That may have been your first mistake. Try finding someone someplace else. The guy obviously used you, but again, look where he found you. I hope that you didn't get hurt too badly.
I'm not tearing on you, but also, the issues he had (if they were truly issues at all), are neurological or social disorders, not mental disorders. There's a big difference.
Anyways, good luck and hopefully you learned something about yourself and hopefully Tinder. If you are looking for a serious relationship, try looking elsewhere.
 
This line you said he crossed: My guess it's you having a hissy fit, expecting him to choose you, a girl he barely knows, over his friends.

And as a side note: Aspergers and autism are not mental illnesses. Neither is social anxiety.
He was quick enough to ask about sex though, it didn't seem to be an issue then and he seemed to suddenly lose interest only after he managed to get his own way, most likely to move onto the next challenge. Unfortunately there's far too many men who will say anything they need to and act any part just to get a women into bed, I had a friend like that who hurt many women who believed he wanted a serious relationship and he often had various women on the go at once that all thought they were special to him. Some of these hurt women did chase him wandering what they'd done wrong when he'd lost interest and moved onto others, it was horrid what he did. In short he only saw women as dim sex objects that he could manipulate.

I agree with the side note and there's masses of people who don't understand that, I even fell out with a social worker who insisted that it was a mental illness lol!
 
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He was quick enough to ask about sex though, it didn't seem to be an issue then and he seemed to suddenly lose interest only after he managed to get his own way, most likely to move onto the next challenge. Unfortunately there's far too many men who will say anything they need to and act any part just to get a women into bed, I had a friend like that who hurt many women who believed he wanted a serious relationship and he often had various women on the go at once that all thought they were special to him. Some of these hurt women did chase him wandering what they'd gone wrong when he'd lost interested and moved onto others, it was horrid what he did. In short he only saw women as dim sex objects that he could manipulate.

I agree with the side note and there's masses of people who don't understand that, I even fell out with a social work who insisted that it was a mental illness lol!
Oh, I'm not saying the guy is innocent. I'm just wondering how 2.5 weeks into dating things are already this dramatic.
 
Oh, I'm not saying the guy is innocent. I'm just wondering how 2.5 weeks into dating things are already this dramatic.
I understand. Some people can get very emotionally attached quite quickly however and having sex can dramatically accelerate this for people who still see it as something really special. The man obviously knew that sex meant more to the OP than just a 1 night stand as she wanted to delay it until she was in a relationship at first, but it sounds like he pulled the strings required to get her into bed anyway.
 
I understand. Some people can get very emotionally attached quite quickly however and having sex can dramatically accelerate this for people who still see it as something really special. The man obviously knew that sex meant more to the OP than just a 1 night stand as she wanted to delay it until she was in a relationship at first, but it sounds like he pulled the strings required to get her into bed anyway.
I get emotionally attached very quickly. But I've not ever behaved in the way the OP has O_o Don't get me wrong the guy's a dick for his behaviour but at the same time OPs behaviour is very "bunny boiler" and if she had said/done all that in that very short space of time I'm not surprised he would've lost interest
 

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