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Dating's always been a minefield for me. The constant social performance, the unspoken rules, the anxiety of reading signals. As an autistic guy in Belfast, traditional dating feels like trying to sol
Dating is a minefield for autistic guys like me. All those unwritten social rules, the constant performance of being interested but not too interested, reading signals that might as well be in a forei
Dating apps are a special kind of hell for someone like me. I'm autistic, which means every interaction feels like navigating a minefield of unspoken social rules. Swipe left, swipe right. Make witty
Theres something about getting older that nobody tells you. The silence. Not just the quiet round the house after Margaret passed but the deep silence of skin not being touched. Whole weeks go by and
Dating when you're autistic is basically a nightmare. I've tried the apps. Swipe, match, awkward chat, ghosting. Repeat. It's exhausting.With escorts, everything is clear. There's no guessing about in
Look. Dating apps are a nightmare for someone like me. I'm autistic and the constant performance of trying to impress someone, reading subtle social cues, managing expectations. It's exhausting.Escort
I've been doing this long enough to have what I'd describe as a methodology, which is either a sign of a certain kind of personality or evidence that I've thought about it more than necessary....
Theres a silence in Derry thats thicker than the fog over the Foyle. A silence about bodies. About touch. About wanting.I wasnt always this lonely. Margaret and me we had 42 years together. Proper mar
Theres a quiet desperation that comes with getting old in a place like Derry. Where everything was about survival during the Troubles and now its about pretending we dont have needs. My Mary passed se