JCPHN
Well-Known Member
OK, so many of us here have discussed "the glass wall phenomenon" and it's many incarnations, wherein at times, one feels a distinct separation from the rest of the world or other people. I know some probably feel a particularly painful instance of this sensation when it comes to romantic connections.
Lately I have had some frustrating experiences that sort of caused me to oscillate between feeling somewhat "normal" in regards to my love life, and very different, abnormal, or undesirable. Specifically, I've noticed a feeling that once I open up about some of my Aspie traits, many women seem to find me less physically attractive. This, at times, causes me to feel that I also look different from other humans, not just seem as such, which can be particularly threatening for an Aspie who would like to entertain some prospect of having a significant other again, at least eventually.
Does anyone else here ever feel physically different, and possibly placed on a different scale of criteria for attractiveness, or even unattractive, because of their Aspie traits?
Lately I have had some frustrating experiences that sort of caused me to oscillate between feeling somewhat "normal" in regards to my love life, and very different, abnormal, or undesirable. Specifically, I've noticed a feeling that once I open up about some of my Aspie traits, many women seem to find me less physically attractive. This, at times, causes me to feel that I also look different from other humans, not just seem as such, which can be particularly threatening for an Aspie who would like to entertain some prospect of having a significant other again, at least eventually.
Does anyone else here ever feel physically different, and possibly placed on a different scale of criteria for attractiveness, or even unattractive, because of their Aspie traits?