When I was about 10 years old I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Socializing and relationships are incredibly difficult for me, and I have no friends other than an Internet friend in the United States.

I would love to have a friend that lives nearer to me and that I can do things with and talk to, but I don’t know what to do about this.

Dating websites have done little for me. What happens is that I send out messages and never receive a response, and the few times I have received a response has never ended positively for me. The last date I was on she kept wanting me to buy her things, which I did, and I even bought her a pregnancy test, which she used, on our first date. I thought I was doing what any kind friend would do, but I was later told by my Internet friend that I was being taken advantage of. (She freaked when I explained to her what happened.) Other dates seem to be wonderful to me, but the women become unreachable afterwards .

As for clubs, which others like to suggest, the issue with these are that I live in a remote area without much for me to do with clubs and support groups. I haven’t found anything for me nor has my counselor found a place for me. Chess clubs are all tied to the universities and the Chess Association, which isn’t so much of a club as a competitive, professional tournament; the photography club members insulted me on their website and clearly is not a place I want to be; there are no arachnid clubs; and there are no mental health support groups with those my age or for me at all.

I don’t know what I am supposed to do?