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I need to get over this delusional mindset that a guy and a girl out together = couple
I suffer from high-functioning autism, am really good with beginner social interactions and social media, and I see a video of a girl and a guy doing TikTok booty dances in the same video, I immediately feel jealous. Addison Rae did the same crap with her BROTHER. People thought that was her boyfriend.

Guys and gals can make friends without ever making it sexual or even a date. I just have a hard time making friends, ESPECIALLY FEMALE friends, outside of school because of my shyness and outbursts. I need to start putting my damn self in other people's shoes. Autistic men have no sympathy... that's unfortunate for more than 70% of autistic men (+20% if of European/MENA descent, which includes me) actually..

My mind explodes when a girl that I talk to literally takes a pic with a guy next to her. I feel jealous because she doesn't caption "boo" or "boyfriend." I feel completely different when it's two girls or two guys. Admittedly, my culture (Jordanian and Armenian) views "traditional gender roles" (read: toxic masculinity... which actually makes men lowkey weaker than women) as ideal. Most of my cousins especially on the Jordanian side have ditched that ideology. (Armenians tend to be ultraconservative.)

I asked this girl I met over Zoom out and went out for the 2nd time. The only issue I phrased the text as a hangout the second time. I went to pick her up, and she was dressed nice, smelled great, but the shyness and awkwardness between us remained. I asked her later if she has planned anything later, and she said she has to call her video her family and talk to a friend from back home. Only later did she clarify that it was a HE who she was going to call. I found that surprising that she's out with me but wants to call this guy later.

Anyways we got ice cream and, due to COVID restrictions, went to my car and ate there. She laughed at very basic things, and we talked about random topics. At one point, the awkwardness got too much, and I asked, "If I am doing something wrong?" She said, "No, I am just reserved and am shy when I meet new people." After driving around and talking, I dropped her at her dorm. She addressed a few of my comments as "that's actually funny" (I know I am overanalyzing everything, but that's what my brain does) and lastly talked about her family. Lastly, she thanked me for paying for her ice cream and driving her around. She said, "let me know if you want to hang out again." She waited for a minute, and I said sure, and then she left. I overanalyze everything, but I am confused if there is interest or just friendliness. I am confused, and I don't even know if we are dating?