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Glossary of Terms.; Introduction.; 1. There will be loneliness.; 2. There will probably be no public displays of affection.; 3. Labels and romantic expectations make him feel nervous.; 4. He will take you and the relationship for granted.; 5. He may have a more patient approach to sex than you do.; 6. Communication will always be a challenge.; 7. There will be shock.; 8. Your man may not be there for you in a crisis.; 9. Many AS males can be cranky, have bad tempers and can explode at the slightest of things.; 10. Your man may have a hard time completing a college degree, holding on to a job or seeing things through.; 11. He may get depressed and/or completely inert for long periods of time.; 12. There will be times he embarrasses you.; 13. Your family and friends may think you're being a doormat and a fool.; 14. People will tell you he's just being a man.; 15. You must have a good social support network, so you can go out and have fun once in a while.; 16. Your AS male will not care about the things you do without him and there will be things he does not share with you.; 17. Time holds a different meaning for him than it does for you.; 18. He will probably want to sleep on the couch starting very early in the relationship and continuing throughout.; 19. You will never change him, even if you can succeed in getting him to change his behaviour.; 20. He may never love you as much as you love him, or in quite the same way.; 21. Many AS/NT relationships go through various metamorphoses.; 22. Your relationship will stand a much better chance if your man will REACH: REceive an official diagnosis, Acknowledge he has Asperger's, Commit to your relationship and seek Help.; Last words.; List of Symptoms.; References.; List of recommended reading and resources.; Index.