Gullible

 

Autistic people are well-known for not being good at picking up on non-verbal indications, or thoughts that are not spelled out in capital letters.

And so it has been with me and relationships.

We all know that love is blind, and we ignore the negAutistic people are well-known for not being good at picking up on non-verbal indications, or thoughts that are not spelled out in capital letters.

And so it has been with me and relationships.

We all know that love is blind, and we ignore the negatives of a person… In love I think I am triple blind, the degrees of which I cannot see the downsides.

I’ve been ripped off. Primarily when I was green and in the big wide world. These days  experience, and learning my vulnerabilities, and my general shying away from anything intrusive… means I have been okay.

But I did buy that $10 Rolex in NYC.
I was lured places on false pretences
I did have relationships with certifiably crazy ladies
I was vulnerable for quite a while but now I am almost the opposite, with self-knowledge and my defences well up. atives of a person… In love I think I am triple blind, the degrees of which I cannot see the downsides.

I’ve been ripped off. Primarily when I was green and in the big wide world. These days  experience, and learning my vulnerabilities, and my general shying away from anything intrusive… means I have been okay.

But I did buy that $10 Rolex in NYC.
I was lured places on false pretences
I did have relationships with certifiably crazy ladies
I was vulnerable for quite a while but now I am almost the opposite, with self-knowledge and my defences well up.

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