boonieghoul said:...that's one of my main problems, Aisha. I misunderstand the intent of rather simple conversation because I've been alone so long, getting the meaning of what is said is like deciphering the Mayan Codex. I take things far too literally, miss cues, and act as if I have Asperger's Syndrome. Maybe I do. I simply don't know. My few attempts to begin conversation (with the intent of starting friendship ) eventually end up like the bar scene between John Nash and the "blonde" in A BEAUTIFUL MIND. I've embarrassed myself often enough that even trying has become painful.Aisha said:Maybe that's because this forum is called A Lonely Life, and so it would probably follow that most people doing the test on here score high because they are... lonely.
Yes, it's less than ideal, but not because most people here or most people taking it score high.
I meant no offence boonieghoul, I hope you didn't take any. I have been through periods of time when I didn't interact with a single person for months at a time, or even want to see them. I can understand what you mean by being alone so long you forget how to communicate. In some ways, I am still relearning how to. It's part of the reason why I'm on the forum. You can't interact very much, and talking to someone online is never going to be like talking to someone in real life, but at least it's one form of practice. Keep trying and I'll keep trying too, and hopefully we'll both see progress. All the best boonieghoul.
