That guy sounds very wise. He must be an intellectual or something :p

OT: I guess there are many reasons for staying single but "giving up on women" is just wrong. I've had my fair share of bad experiences but I also have a wonderful girlfriend and met many amazing women. I get that you feel down at times and rejection hurts but not giving up is attractive and makes one grow as a person. There is a lot you can do about your body if you feel unattractive physically. Lifting weights three times a week is going to change the way women react to you a lot and you can do that no matter your age. Don't start with huge goals, change one little thing a day and slowly things will start to come together. Make change manageable, take it slow and steady.

And yes, there are bad women out there but the majority of women are normal beings. Stay away from the crazy girls but don't lose hope on all women. There are a lot of absolutely amazing women out there - I genuinely can't believe at times how great my girlfriend is lol and she thinks the same way about me - even though I'm a flawed person just like everyone else and don't have a million dollars in the bank.

And one last thing: Do NOT think of online dating as representative of real life! Women are way nicer in real life if you approach them.

LOL Rocky haha

Yes it gets easier.  The more you put yourself out there (not only dating but uncomfortable situations) you will get better at coping. 

It it almost 1am here, so I will cut it short. If you are still friends with the girls you mentioned. Maybe talk to the one you least likely would hook up with and tell her what you told us. More so about the anxieties and not wanting to appear like a weirdo. You will find that they will probably help you deal with some of these issues which will also give you some confidence as seeing a girl talk about you and helping you improve will mean that to them you ain't a weirdo otherwise they wouldn't be willing to do that.

Your posts read fine online. You are better than most austisitc people i dealt with.

Man you are in Aus, I don't know that placed you go and think there a fights but that hardly happens unless you  are looking for a fight. I don't know where you get your death statistics from but it 1 a week was bashed at parties to death we would all know about it and it be a political agenda item now right before the election like the African gang of Melb.

There is plenty of tail after 2am that you can pick up easy enough. Just get some confidence with that then work your way up.

@BOLD: I doubt you are as ugly as you make out to be unless you been disfigured by an accident or fire on your face. No one is that bad. 

What state are you in?

In am in WA  and there are not many women here. Lots of guys, not many women.

Move east.  WA is a mining state that will collapse once the resource run out.

It is also boring so it is understandable why so many people drink hard and fight rather than find other forms of entertainment.

Then again maybe try Darwin. I have a friend that works there who said so many women up there compared to men that it is easy to get a root.

This was 3 years ago, so not sure how valid that info still is.

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but given the subject matter; story time.

Met a new girl at work last night. She's Psychology student who's going to be volunteering with us. For the first time in a long time, my clumsy attempts at interaction actually seems to go okay; it's hard for me to tell if she's genuinely interested or just being polite, but she was smiling, not looking bored or like she was looking for an excuse to get away, actually contributing to the conversation instead of just letting me do all the work. She had to leave the event early to go to Basketball, but before she left we added each other on Facebook.

Not sure what I should do next though. Should I message her tonight after work, is that too desperate, what should I say, etc. When I've been in this situation in the past, I never get a response when I message them the next day or even days later. They're never interested.

I'm also not sure if she's aware I'm autistic. That's been a dealbreaker for women in the past. 

She's also well out of my league; not supermodel material or anything but still a good-looking, intelligent, confident woman who could have her pick of a lot of guys way more attractive than me.

I can't help but hold out some hope but I am wary of building myself up for disappointment here. This kind of opportunity rarely arises in my life.

Most women only sees us Autistic males as a friend and not a romance option. An Autistic male that is physically attractive has less chances than Non-Autistic guys that are less physically attractive. Non-Autistics avoid Autistic people we have a lack of communication skills and are eccentric/weird/socially awkward. Non-Autistics make up 95% of the population and there are only 5% of us Autistics out there with varying degrees of functioning on the Autism spectrum. If a woman is younger or older than the Autistic male, I doubt it would make any difference because an Autistic male is unlikely going to increase his low emotional intelligence and his low social intelligence that are critical in regards in the formation of dating/romantic relationships.

On an Autistic discussion forum support website, you will understand that most people with Autism are males and we heavily out number females with Autism. It was once said that Autism is only a male condition and females can not have Autism. Females can hide Autism by masking it and most females are only diagnosed with Autism when they are adults after years of not fitting in at work and being rejected in social situations.

Asexual, (Which is a sexual orientation, not a gender for those who failed science).
I simply don't desire it with another human, and it is impossible for another person to seduce me, so really being with a women would be a waste of time and money for me.