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Recent content by jayk

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    Friend is changing

    This happened to me everytime with girls when I was younger. When I get rejected by girl I like, I would go into this mode of analyzing why I got turned down -- day and night thinking about it. I usually would conclude that I need to change something about myself to make that person like me...
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    Autism/Anxiety-Specific Habits/Strange Behaviors

    I bite my nails when I am thinking hard. I like the feeling of snapping skin: Squeezing skin together and letting it go. My ex hates it but I do it unconsciously to self and her, usually when I am relaxed. I check door and windows multiple times whenever leaving my house. I like chopping...
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    Confused by boyfriend. I think he's possibly aspergers. Help!

    I was like that with my ex when we met. I am sure my feelings were genuine because I do not take action unless I feel the need to. I am a sloth when it comes to physically interacting with people, it is exhausting, the planning and anxiety involved just overwhelms me. I can relate to the...
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    Question for Independent Contractors

    I use CSV (comma separated values), without the commas and do my calculations in shell scripts -- never have to worry about upgrades:). There is an app on Android that does what you described but it is too complicated for my purpose and difficult to integrate with my system, and from the...
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    Confused by boyfriend. I think he's possibly aspergers. Help!

    Your boyfriend sounds like me alright. I usually don't call people out of the blue. Not because I don't think about them, it is just simply difficult to think up of an interesting topic to keep the conversation going. It felt pointless, awkward, and at times sad because of a weird feeling of...
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    to think on your feet

    I don't know the circumstances but it doesn't sound like they are trying to make a fool of you. How old are the couple? They could be retired so when the lady says 'nothing' and others laugh because it is a question that does not apply to her (maybe from her appearance) and the man didn't...
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