This post resonated with me so much. I let go of any sort of hope years ago but it’s especially hitting me now. I’m a 22 y old female, and just at the age where people are starting to be thrown off that I’ve never dated, or haven’t really started my life. I don’t know how to explain to them I have no hope for any of it anymore. The fact I can’t express my thoughts and needs like any other normal person has crippled me beyond anyone’s comprehension. Dating for me is impossible. I don’t even wanna do it actually. I am a decently attractive girl, and yet once I open my mouth and can’t get any thoughts or feelings out like anyone else, I am seen as stupid or pathetic or just slow. So what is the point?