Be honest, would you date someone with Autism?

I’ve been unlucky finding love and I’ve been dumped for being autistic and been cheated on. I told them because they asked me what is something about me they don’t know and I was honest and straightforward m. I did explain autism but afterwards they started to part away from me and stopped contacting me. Dates are a failure but I didn’t tell them I’m autistic unless they ask. I’m done dating and I’ll never find love.

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WhateverWorks · 36-40

I think if you have a disability it’s extremely important to only date people who are highly empathetic and flexible. Even better if they’ve had people in their life with a disability. Many people don’t understand the wide range of autism and how many people wouldn’t want to be in a relationship that they consider inconvenient. That doesn’t mean that people aren’t out there though. One of the major things though is focusing on developing yourself and your own life 1.) for your own self-esteem, so you can feel good about who you are and what you have going on that gives you a feeling of general happiness and meaningful 2.) non-disabled people will see beyond your disability more if you have your act together