Well, I definitely wouldn't say that it feels too soon for me- I think I didn't word the bit about just dropping by his office for no reason very clearly, sorry. I meant that that's something I'd be willing to do, but I worry that might be way too much for him/generally socially unacceptable at this...

Whoops, I left this thread hanging. Been pretty busy. So, kinda anticlimactic update- we did cross paths again, but in a pretty formal meeting setting with a bunch of colleagues, we didn't talk directly and he had to dash off with friends afterwards, so all we did was say a general 'good meeting, th...

Those books sound interesting, thanks- I'll see if I can get my hands on them online. Well, our next meeting is liable to be an evening thing (we both work in entertainment-related stuff and keep pretty weird hours), so I thought it wouldn't be too odd to suggest a post-work drink. In a 'quiet corne...

I hear what you say about changing the frame like that. It does seem kinder and more honest to everyone, and that is all I want to be, after all. Looking in from the outside at how relationships progress in media, and how my peers approach and react to dating/hookups, it always seems so calculated a...

I had a total tech nightmare there, sorry- I'll paste here what I was trying to edit into that reply. (The stereotype that autistic people are all great with tech needs a HUGE pinch of salt. :oops: ) Thinking far too far ahead is something I know I'm guilty of on a daily basis. Part of my need to ha...

Edit: oops, posted early! Damn this touchscreen. Am editing to answer fully now.

Hi Heather. Wow, thank you for such a quick response!

Thinking far too far ahead is something I know I'm guilty of on a daily basis. Part of my need to have a routine/plan for everything, I suppose.

Hello folks. I'll try and get all this out without rambling too much. I hope this is the right forum for this. I'm 24, female, and on the autistic spectrum. I live a pretty independent life- I share a rented house with my best friend, and have a nice job with supportive colleagues. I work hard on co...