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Skittles

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12. I think you should try to meet more gals in real life

Reply to Rizen (Original post)

Wed Jun 16, 2021, 10:31 PM

Jun 2021

I'm guessing that your austism combined with a high IQ may be detrimental in online communication of that sort....that perhaps you are often misunderstood.

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Broke Up, Feeling Depressed [View all] Rizen Jun 2021 OP

It sounds like you're very persistent Rorey Jun 2021 #1

Perhaps it would work to your betterment to narrow the field. Harker Jun 2021 #2

Maybe if you get accepted to compete on Jeopardy True Dough Jun 2021 #3

Sorry, that's a bummer! Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #4

I'm sorry to hear this, Rizen Bayard Jun 2021 #5

I'm sorry LyndaG Jun 2021 #6

Mensa? CloudWatcher Jun 2021 #7

I would try not to spend too much time emailing back and forth. Tomconroy Jun 2021 #8

I'm so sorry vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #9

Thanks for the support Rizen Jun 2021 #10

I've had it too vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #11

I have a friend who NJCher Jun 2021 #15

I think you should try to meet more gals in real life Skittles Jun 2021 #12

I think you are trying too hard lillypaddle Jun 2021 #13

My son is having some of the same problems you describe in dating online-- Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #14

if you see my post above NJCher Jun 2021 #16

This is the way young people date now--my son is 25 and apparently Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #17

In that case NJCher Jun 2021 #20

I don't know if this would be a possibility Tomconroy Jun 2021 #18

It sure does NJCher Jun 2021 #19

Thanks for the support everyone! Rizen Jun 2021 #21

It may be your physical isolation is Tomconroy Jun 2021 #22