Then why are both my nieces in their 20s in a long-term relationship? You cannot generalize to all women. The fact that you are doing so may be part of the problem. Women are as diverse as men.
Why are you using the word "retard"? That is a hateful and cruel word and isn't okay, even to use against yourself. You sure don't sound like you have subnormal intelligence, and if you're on the spectrum you're not alone - have you tried an autism support group? Many people here on SF are on the spectrum.
Here's the thing: You can't control a lot of things, but you can learn to change your way of thinking. I come from an abusive family and I did years of therapy in my early 20s and met my husband when I was 25. Plenty of people I know have met their partners when they were 30 and older. But you're not going to meet anyone good for you if you hate yourself. You don't have to "love" yourself as some say, but you have to make some kind of peace with yourself.
Imagine you had a close friend who'd had the same type of background and disabilities as you. How would you talk to him? Would you call him a retard and tell him he's too mentally disabled to ever have something that interests him to do for a living?
I doubt you would. You would encourage him, see his potential, and that's what you must do for yourself. Get help now while you're young and still have a chance to get a decent life. It's not too late. I'm 53 and recently sold some of my short fiction (publishing short stories for money is notoriously difficult) and am writing a novel. Sure, the odds are against me but I've beaten them before.
I really hope you can get some help. Try watching Therapy in a Nutshell on YouTube - she is a licensed therapist and many of her videos are helpful and they will show you what therapy is like.
Why are you using the word "retard"? That is a hateful and cruel word and isn't okay, even to use against yourself. You sure don't sound like you have subnormal intelligence, and if you're on the spectrum you're not alone - have you tried an autism support group? Many people here on SF are on the spectrum.
Here's the thing: You can't control a lot of things, but you can learn to change your way of thinking. I come from an abusive family and I did years of therapy in my early 20s and met my husband when I was 25. Plenty of people I know have met their partners when they were 30 and older. But you're not going to meet anyone good for you if you hate yourself. You don't have to "love" yourself as some say, but you have to make some kind of peace with yourself.
Imagine you had a close friend who'd had the same type of background and disabilities as you. How would you talk to him? Would you call him a retard and tell him he's too mentally disabled to ever have something that interests him to do for a living?
I doubt you would. You would encourage him, see his potential, and that's what you must do for yourself. Get help now while you're young and still have a chance to get a decent life. It's not too late. I'm 53 and recently sold some of my short fiction (publishing short stories for money is notoriously difficult) and am writing a novel. Sure, the odds are against me but I've beaten them before.
I really hope you can get some help. Try watching Therapy in a Nutshell on YouTube - she is a licensed therapist and many of her videos are helpful and they will show you what therapy is like.
Retard is not that offensive. I see people use it all the time still. It sure might be outdated but it isnt some kind of slur. Also if someone with mental disablities were around me and were at my level of human than yes I would say retard around them, but if they were below me as a mental disablity then no because that would be rude. Either way its a fact that I cant do anything I enjoy for a living and work as a wage slave. Also you have to understand it is objectivitly easier for a women to be in a relationship than a man. Why do you think more men are scuidaly depressed now because they are sub human and realize nobody would ever love them. There is a famous quote that I agree with alot that goes.
"Only women, children and dogs are loved unconditionally. A man is only loved under the condition that he provides something." - Chris Rock
I don't even know what I can provide and even then it would have to meet people's high standards.
