Two recent situations...
1) Just hanging out with a friend this past Sunday, at our usual coffee spot, we've known each other for years... We were reviewing how our respective New Year's Eve plans went, mine were non-existent for various reasons, he told me that he had an excellent one... As he tried to tell me about his night, I kept moaning about mine, probably too much... He corrected me that I should share in his good night, and not try to drag him back into mine... I know he's right, I was and I have been transfixed still on how my New Year's Eve didn't even happen this year...
2) At work yesterday... I am not a morning person, usually just try to get in and out of the locker room at work without saying much at all, also a very typical non-verbal Aspie... As I walked in yesterday, one of the guys stopped me in my tracks to virtually reprimand me for not saying "good morning" as I passed by him, I had barely even noticed him as I walked by, I just wanted to get to my locker, and get my work stuff on, with as little communication as possible... That's how I always am, maybe I am wrong, I know there was a thread about that recently... But I really don't plan to change, or am I too rigid?
1) Just hanging out with a friend this past Sunday, at our usual coffee spot, we've known each other for years... We were reviewing how our respective New Year's Eve plans went, mine were non-existent for various reasons, he told me that he had an excellent one... As he tried to tell me about his night, I kept moaning about mine, probably too much... He corrected me that I should share in his good night, and not try to drag him back into mine... I know he's right, I was and I have been transfixed still on how my New Year's Eve didn't even happen this year...
2) At work yesterday... I am not a morning person, usually just try to get in and out of the locker room at work without saying much at all, also a very typical non-verbal Aspie... As I walked in yesterday, one of the guys stopped me in my tracks to virtually reprimand me for not saying "good morning" as I passed by him, I had barely even noticed him as I walked by, I just wanted to get to my locker, and get my work stuff on, with as little communication as possible... That's how I always am, maybe I am wrong, I know there was a thread about that recently... But I really don't plan to change, or am I too rigid?