Dude, yes. I’m in a relationship and I still struggle with it. It doesn’t help that the first thing anyone says when complimenting me is that I’m “cute,” nothing more age appropriate than that.

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For me it’s innocent but in a dumbass way. Like of course I’m not picking up on your flirting dude, I have rarely been treated like a fellow human being. I don’t know how it works.

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I feel this so bad. My sister fr calls me doe-eyed🫩 ik being lusted over sucks too but still I wanna be hot, not cute😭

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okay i’m so glad that this is not just a me experience. i’ve talked about this with my friends but they just don’t get it! the first compliment for me is also always cute and trying to be sexy just feels like i’m a kid playing dress up

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l used to feel this way, but now I just love and embrace being cute 🥰 looking back on it, it almost feels like I was trying to mask/ achieve a neurotypical front by striving to be perceived as sexy. It helps being a little older, and I'm also one of those "old soul" type autistic girls. While I may do something that unintentionally endears me to my peers, I feel like it's balanced by my age and old soul vibes. I seldom feel patronized, and I love being endearing to my friends 😁💕

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