Sometimes: that's just it... I have spent years working on skills to better communicate with people, but so often am misunderstood. Like in the forums, people in real life mistake a tone of voice or facial expression. Aside from getting botox injections there is not much I can do. They will misinterpret my voice or expression and make me into a monster.

I have a pet and he is my best friend. He is my angel and my true love. He doesn't care if I look strange or if my voice is weird. I highly recommend pets. I am not sure
they take away the need for some human contact, but they help.

PS. My dog just tore up another shoe as I wrote this. I am not upset. I can accept that he is a dog and that is what he does. What if I could totally accept people like that?