Young Writers Society

Hey there Ross,

I'm glad that you have a moral and that (hopefully) you've 'learned your lesson', not in a harsh way but just in a 'be careful online' type of way. I can give you a couple of reasons why the girl may have reacted that way:
1) She herself was having a bad day. That can really cause people to not want to hear about others but just want to talk about their problems
2) After you mentioned you had autism, a lot of people automatically associate that with some person who's confined to a wheelchair, can't talk very well, and have a low intelligence. She may have thought that if your autism was severe, you would eventually rely on you for assistance doing daily things. I know that doesn't make sense, but if you get deeper into a relationship it might actually become a possibility.
3) She didn't know how to respond and didn't want to offend you by saying something insensitive.

I hope you had a good day, even though some people may try and change that.

Remember that life is not defined by how hard we fall down or get pushed down, but how we get back up!

Best wishes,
MJ

I know how you feel when it comes to stuff like this, though for different reasons. I meet a lot of people, online and in person, and I always end up somehow getting on the subject of me being abused as a child. It makes a bunch of them uncomfortable, and that's that.

I can't tell you the exact reason as to why she would react that way, but here's the two possibilities I can think of at the moment...

1. She's never had any interaction with that kind of thing, so she didn't know a healthy way to respond. So, she decided to just get away from it, too scared that she would mess up if she said something.

2. I hate saying this, but there are people who are like this... she's discriminatory against the subject.

I don't know if this will help, but it's the best I got for you. Let me just remind you this; you are absolutely perfect. Don't let one person blocking you tell you otherwise. Also, if you need someone to talk to about it, or if there's anything bugging you, my message box is always open.