Be honest, do you think people with autism or Asperger’s syndrome less likely to get married? [I Live With Autism]

Yes. I'd imagine the statistics (flawed as they may be) back this up.

However:

"“I actually think there’s an argument that autistic women are really great when married to neurotypical men,” says Laura James, the author of Odd Girl Out, a memoir about being diagnosed with ASD in her 40s, and an ambassador for the National Autistic Society. “Men in relationships often say: ‘I don’t know what my wife wants me to say’ or ‘If I upset her, she says everything is fine when I know it’s not.’ Autistic women tend to be – although I can’t speak for everyone – quite straightforward and honest. When I was in the dating stage of my life, if I fancied someone, I’d tell them, whereas everybody else was playing games.” Equally, she says, she isn’t offended by her neurotypical husband’s straight talking."


https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/29/it-has-been-totally-positive-the-couples-brought-together-by-an-autism-diagnosis

I've a very different perspective on dating than you (& the vast majority of people) have. I want to keep my standards at a certain level, no matter how they affect my chances. This helps explain why I've never kissed or gone on a date (the pandemic hasn't helped, as I'm not willing to go on dates as things stand. I could go on virtual dates, but that'd entail lowering my standards). I don't think there're many women out there who I'd have a positive relationship with, but I've a mentality of I could meet her 1 day. & if I don't, that's fine.

What'd really bother me'd be having no prospects for a relationship in the medium-to-long-term.

I doubt this's the case for you.

I lived my life for 28 years being strange and off putting but never knowing why until recently. It was hard but I've hit every milestone for adulthood, including a healthy and happy marriage.

Don't try to "live up" to your labels. All they are for really are lenses to help you better understand yourself and therefore cope with your surroundings. They aren't there to limit you.

Neurotypicals and neurodiverse don't match well, but autistic people are just as likely to find love within the autistic community as those weird "healthy" people are within their.

In my opinion, the world needs more people with autism. I'm so tired of people saying something different than they mean or thinking I mean something different than I say. Let's all take things as they happen rather than applying subjective interpretations and considering that the truth.

You are obviously still very young. By the time youve gotten a lil older you will have reaslised .

There are actually plenty of men who prefer to be with women who cant help but be honest.

Aspergers can be awkward to navigate especially during the early years.

But eventually be fine ..might be useful to consider dating non - neurotypical men. There are plenty of them about go out there and find one 😊 already you have something incommon.

I think there is a lid to every pot and that you will find love. Key is to put yourself out there maybe look up dating agencies and see if there are others with autism looking for love. Maybe they can relate to what your going through.

I mean I'm not gonna get married to anyone and I don't plan to ever date a girl, either. It isn't because of my Asperger syndrome, though, it's because I'm not very trusting and I don't care to find anyone. I stopped trying to date anyone or form any type of romantic relationships. I just don't care.

They shuld hook up and have kids with Autsbergers. Keep mutating the gene pool.

There's someone out there who cares & will love you unconditionally....