did you give any thought to Adinva's post? The more I think about it, the more I think it explains a lot.
Don't be offended. I have a younger brother with Asperger's syndrome (NOT saying you have it, but there are some overlapping behaviors). He is married and has a child. He fiinished college and has a good job. There are ways it can work but he has to get A LOT of feedback & often some "instructions" from his sisters/siblings (and wife, who sees the best in him).
His wife once said to me, "H is my choice. He doesn't lie and he's always trying to learn how to be a good man." She gets him. We get him.
He knows a lot about geography and politics/current events and theology and can tell you the capital of ANY country. But he cannot tell a joke well, (though he picks up on other jokes and laughs) and he does not pick up on social cues without us translating for him. He sometimes would ask what the appropriate emotional response was in a given circumstance. This included my wedding and our father's funeral. I sometimes wonder how he got married...
The point is, you need some tools. Yes Laurie can help w/DBing for sure, but we're talking beyond the marriage thing.
In your work, how much do you interact? How many life long friends do you have? (PLEASE take this the right way, okay? I love my brother and we mean well here.) But Ad's points are valid.
You said you are from another culture but I don't know which one or if it's one that has NO facial clues...I can't think of one that has zero...so my guess is even if it's partly cultural, that would not mean you don't need tools. It would mean that you need them even more. Make sense?
M: 57 H: 60 M: 35 yrs S30,D28,D19 H off to Alaska 2006 Recon 7/07- 8/08 *2016* X = "ALASKA 2.0" GROUND HOG DAY I File D 10/16 OW DIV 2/26/2018 X marries OW 5/2016
