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Hey guys. Was I supposed to post here first? Sorry! Anyway, I'm a NT girlfriend of a (suspected) Aspie. My partner exhibits all the classic behaviour of an Aspie but refuses to seek out a diagnosis. So, I've embarked upon a journey to find as much information about AS that I can, in the hope of bringing strength to our relationship and hopefully, one day, our family.

About me: I'm a 29yr old writer who suffers from depression and GAD.
About him: He's a 38yr old artist who likes to stare at the wall during conversations.
About us: We've been together, on and off, for 7 yrs. We're getting married next year. I once asked him if he thought I was fat. He replied, "You're not fat, you're just famine-resistant." Bless.

So ... that's me and that's why I'm here. I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone :)
 
Nice to have you on our team. Vanilla, one of our staff members I sure may recommend great resources and so will I and others when we have something good to share.
 
cdt said:
Hey guys. Was I supposed to post here first? Sorry! Anyway, I'm a NT girlfriend of a (suspected) Aspie. My partner exhibits all the classic behaviour of an Aspie but refuses to seek out a diagnosis. So, I've embarked upon a journey to find as much information about AS that I can, in the hope of bringing strength to our relationship and hopefully, one day, our family.

About me: I'm a 29yr old writer who suffers from depression and GAD.
About him: He's a 38yr old artist who likes to stare at the wall during conversations.
About us: We've been together, on and off, for 7 yrs. We're getting married next year. I once asked him if he thought I was fat. He replied, "You're not fat, you're just famine-resistant." Bless.

So ... that's me and that's why I'm here. I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone :)
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Well diagnosed or not is not all that relevant, staring at the wall while conversing is definitely spectrum grade behavior, the main thing is to get to a happy place where you two can deal with each other comfortably and long term wise, you know for the sake of being married and all that. I may know little to nothing about starting and maintaining relationships, but I believe I know that much about it at least.

As to being "famine-resistant" it is all about how you wear it, nothing wrong with being a little thick and curvy :smilingimp:
 
Welcome, I hope you will find much information & resources here and hopefully a few friends.
 
Hi,
I think you will find this a good place to be, regardless of why you are here. We are glad to have you, and do not be afraid to share your writings or your feelings as it helps to "Get It Out".
Welcome
 
Thanks everybody, for being so nice :) I must say, I've spent the last few months in a state of almost perpetual stress about our relationship. I've already posted in the relationship forum and have some great responses. Just talking to people here has made me feel so much happier and less alone. To be honest, I can't believe it took me so long to come here. Silly me!

"Famine-resistant" - hehe, yeah ... I included that as just one example of my partner's tendency to err on the side of honest but tactless. I think he was trying to sugar-coat it. But this is the man who also once told me I have an alien head, so ... go figure. Good thing I love him eh! ;)

I'm really glad that people on here have been confirming my suspicions that he's on the spectrum. Every time another odd behaviour of his is confirmed to be symptomatic of ASD it makes me feel a little more secure in that he's not trying to be awkward, rude, unfeeling or avoidant - he's actually just communicating in the only way he knows how.
 
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