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Recent content by ikcdab

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    I'm attracted to a 25yo lad with autism but there is a problem..

    I'm certainly having weird thoughts! I am very grateful for the comments. As I said before, my head knows the answer, its convincing my heart which is the difficult thing. Ill reply more fully later.
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    I'm attracted to a 25yo lad with autism but there is a problem..

    To be honest it's the not knowing with 100% certainty that's killing me. Hence my original question. Whist I am almost certain that he isn't interested in me like this, all the time there is even a 1% chance that he might be then I can't let go. If I could find out 100% without damaging our...
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    I'm attracted to a 25yo lad with autism but there is a problem..

    Thank you all your replies. I don't want to be in this situation, it's making me extremely miserable and all I want to do is to turn back the clock..... but i know that's impossible. I know what I must do, its just that doing it is so very very difficult. I know I am being incredibly stupid and...
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    I'm attracted to a 25yo lad with autism but there is a problem..

    Thank you for your replies. My head tells me they make sense, I just need to convince my heart. What I take away is that whilst we shouldn't generalise, the likelihood is that he would tell me if he felt the same? Thanks
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    I'm attracted to a 25yo lad with autism but there is a problem..

    So, it's complicated. I am a 55yo married man. I am neuro-typical and always thought of myself as straight. But now I have fallen in love with a 25yo young man. I have known him for more than two years and I am convinced he is on the autistic spectrum. He is socially awkward, doesn't speak...
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