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Is it just me, or does anyone else find it extremely courageous for a guy with Autism and Dyspraxia to pull a woman aside and ask her out while looking macho? lol
Getting girls IS easy, just be yourself and be comfortable (e.g. confident)! Sadly in the real world almost everyone wants approval, thus being themselves is very uncomfortable.
I agree with this.
I'm generally a major a-hole in living my life, not because I'm overcompensating but because it has been the most effective approach I have found for getting ahead and staying ahead.
Except, I'm not an a-hole when it comes to people with conditions making a difficult life even more difficult.
When I was in first grade, my teacher read us the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. After the story a girl raised her hand and said her uncle told her that if you plant a penny a tree full of money will grow. I was a total prick at the time and shouted out something to the extent of, "come on, if that were true everyone would be rich." My teacher gave me the dirties look I can ever remember and said I was being rude and apologize.
I learned a lot from that experience. One, some people are not as gifted as I am when it comes to thinking. Two, even if what I was saying was correct that still did not change the fact I embarrassed this girl and her pride in her uncle.
It may be paradoxical but in my world a person's feelings and self-worth matter more than whatever truth there exists out there.
Personally, I would lock this thread were I a moderator.