Here is where I am at: I have nothing against women (I enjoy reading Angela Davis and Ayn Rand), enjoy chatting with foreign women (this includes Europeans, not just "exotic" women), admire women such as Joan of Arc or Margret Thatcher (not perfect by a long shot, but one of the better Western leaders along with Roger Douglas), and overall have no issues with women in general. However, having said that, in every day life I have a hard time relating to women around me. While I realize I am on the spectrum and try to compensate for that (reading about sales, personal development, witty banter, some light PUA <used to do it more, but now I am dating a foreign woman, I really don't tend to need that>), it seems like many times women are boring. To be fair I live in a smaller town, and so that may be a part of that, however there are many men that are not of my personality type (intj for simplicity and identification purposes) and I can get along or bs with enough. However I feel like a lot of my ideas I really can't share with most people. I am really into social sciences, computers, philosophy and the like, but I feel like if I expressed ideas, that people would think I am weird. So I try to small talk, but it taxes me because I want to challenge myself. Also, I have been told I look like a rapist, which fucking pisses me off, and makes me want to just say fuck (American) society.

I guess my biggest issue is American society. As I have gotten older, more and more "rational" people and institutions have failed me. First I tried to grow out of my sheltered upbringing, going to youth groups and other things, but that did not quite work. Then my father passed away, so I tried to work on self improvement (thus my love of knowledge and self improvement). Then I realized how corrupt the economy and government were, thus my yearning for freer lands (which led me to travelling to Belize, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and this year Peru, of which I like Colombia the most and where I met my current gf), and so when I was 16 I focused on trying to start an online business so I could go overseas (worked a little bit, then failed). Then I go to college and it seems like not much changed. And now here I am, likely moving out west because my smallish town has nothing to offer. I want to see everyone as equals, but it seems like the only women that are (somewhat) rational are older women, and even then you bring up certain topics (legalizing prostitution, drugs, liberalization in general) and they say we can't for the children or the like, never mind the logic in legalizing either, or how ever Christian authors such as Augustine thought it was an imperfect solution to the economics of gender. (In other words, there are many men who are not ready for a relationship, so to me it seems like it would be better for short term arrangements to be made than hastily made long term agreements like marriage. Also, another thing that peeves me is the business side of marriage should be separate from the eros or agape side of the marriage. Also I should not I am an atheist). In addition, any time I try to bring up social sciences, history, economics, or other rational disciplines to prove my point to the females close to me (relatives), they think I am crazy because I use economics as an argument for legalizing prostitution or drugs for that matter.

One last thing I would like to address is I have a fellow friend who rarely bitches about women, but he mostly smokes weed to not think about it. He works out , plays guitar, is lightly tanned (Mediterranean), is a music buff, and tries to be sociable, and takes chances where he can, and yet still can't land a date to save his life (he is also going to college). While I understand no one owes him anything, to me it just seems odd that he can't get anyone's attention. I should note he is more of a loner, so that might not help either, but he is far from an edgy type.

So I guess to sum it all up, it just seems like it is hard to relate to women outside a sexual context (which as I have mentioned is not my intent). I want to, and in many cases have, but when it comes to women of my own nationality or locality (in the US Midwest), I feel like it is hard to talk to them. I want to talk to them like I would to guys, but it seems like it just would not stick.