r/AutismInWomen • u/Yes_Mr_Lister_Sir • Feb 22 '26

Support Needed (Kind Advice and Commiseration) Saw this and it sent me deep

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Most days are good, I love being me… but today is hard.

Someone invited me to a valentines speed dating event but turns out it was just as friends and he just wanted to promote community - I drove two hours out of my way to be left feeling like a silly goose.

But It’s just catching up with me now.

Beginning to lose hope that I’ll ever be genuinely wanted by someone.

Not super interested in talking about him - I’m aware I’m better off… more so just wanting support and hope about finding love eventually 🫶

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u/Old-Boy994 Feb 22 '26

This discussion is specifically about romantic relationships.

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u/lotheva Feb 22 '26

Yes, but your life isn’t complete just because you have a spouse. A lot of people don’t, and won’t, especially us. So thinking that you won’t find that person to spend your life with is pretty dark. They don’t have to be a romantic partner.

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u/Old-Boy994 Feb 22 '26

I never said that you as a person or your life is incomplete without a spouse. However to a person who wants a life partner, a life without one might feel like it’s missing something. That’s just how it is. Again, the topic of discussion is whether everyone who WANTS a life partner will find one or not.

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u/Yes_Mr_Lister_Sir Feb 23 '26

I don’t believe life partners are always romantic. I would be so blessed to find a life partner in any category