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First date of my life I am shook I cannot believe this is real (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i genuinely feel like my entire life and mindset have done a... at least a 90 by now, by somehow, somehow getting this hail mary pass off and setting this up. i can't believe this is real life it's very bizarre, i'm just shaking with anxiety and energy

i just feel like she'll hate me upon first sight (this was thru an app) for some reason, she'll sense the autism, she'll know i'm off and the next hour will be awkward and she'll politely say goodbye.

i mean, alternatively, it could go well, she could be cool. she seems cool which i suppose is why i did this. what is happening i cannot believe these are things that are going on in my life i feel like i was just in a major major hitting slump for 10 years, strikeout after strikeout

and then also what if she ghosts me or stands me up like in the films. what then? add it to the list of failures and try to rebuild my self image?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

If she ghosts you or stands you up or there are other problems then just acknowledge it and move on. Sometimes people are compatible and it's great, but other times people aren't a good fit. If it turns out that she's not into you or if she doesn't treat you nicely then that doesn't mean that you failed in making her like you. Your goal is to get to know her a little better right now, and to be yourself and to try to have a good time. That's all