Titiana

Suzanne, I have to agree with you. I posted a few months ago voicing my concerns about dating a man with AS, as they can be less communicative than other men. He has a very mild form of AS, still he struggles to feel he can be understood. I have found him to be sincere and attentive, caring and willing to learn and experience new things. He knows he sometimes still has a need to "Try too hard," his words not mine. We have been through so much even an almost dalliance on his part this summer when he was spending weekends out of town. Still, he came clean about it before anything could come of it, and as we are now entering our fifth month together we are talking about a (Real), future together. We are still learning, still growing, all the while our appreciation for our differences has deepened and strengthened our love for one another. He is the man I've waited for all my life and he knows this. We know it won't be easy. It hasn't been, but it has been the most rewarding relationship either one of us have ever experienced.

Yes, if this looks familair I did post this before. However, when I did so I was not a member. I have since signed on as a memeber and still have the same issues. I am hoping one of you will read this and see that as I am now a registered member you may wish to respond. I am in need of help here... so please... I too have been dating a man with mild Asperger's. His initial diagnosis was "High functioning" Autism. We met online and I've known about his Autism/Aspergers since before we ever met offline. Once he told me about what was thought to have been "just" high functioning Autism I began doing research and reading up on the subject. There seems to be precious little out there in the way of information about Adults with Autism, or Aspergers. We just celebrated our third month together. We know there are challenges ahead and have already faced several in just the past few weeks. We have what feels like a strong bond already and have agreed to be exclusive. However, he too has doubts about whether of not he will/should end up alone for the rest of his life. I love him and am willing to learn, read, do whatever it takes to help him and keep us together. He is the kindest, most caring man I've ever known and he says he trust me, still I can feel his pain and it breaks my heart to know he thinks he's unworthy. Can anyone that's been there help us?