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		<title>Feeld: Still Not Great</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2026/07/14/feeld-still-not-great/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Feeld being the least awful of an awful bunch does not count for much. I used to pay for Feeld, but the changes they made in this application put me off, and I stopped paying, for about a year. I recently resubscribed, and what I discovered is not pretty. Now, I&#8217;ll be frank. All the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Taimi: The Unserious Dating App for Unserious Folks</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2026/03/18/taimi-the-unserious-dating-app-for-unserious-folks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If it walks like a duck, and it looks like a duck… … sometimes it is indeed a duck, but sometimes it is a skunk cosplaying as a duck. Taimi is the latter. Taimi stinks, it already stank, but now it stinks even more. It brands itself LGBTQ+ Dating and Chat. However, Taimi is an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Taimi: An LGBTQ+ Dating and Chat App</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2025/12/08/taimi-a-lgbtq-dating-and-chat-app/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Taimi became my go-to dating app, but it did not last. All dating apps suck. All of them. Without exception. So, yes, Taimi sucks too. However, they don&#8217;t all suck to the same extent, and thus Taimi, for a brief period of time, became my preferred dating app, dethroning Feeld. Alas, this was not to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>I Still Cannot Recommend Feeld</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2025/08/20/i-still-cannot-recommend-feeld/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Feeld used to be my go-to dating app, but no more. How the mighty have fallen! I let my subscription to Feeld lapse in mid-July. In the year prior, I spent about $270 on this app, in subscription fees and individual pings. However, they raised their prices at the end of Spring or the start [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dating: The Attitude Problem</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2025/07/09/dating-the-attitude-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To find a lasting relationship, you have to accept those relationships that won&#8217;t last. I&#8217;m a strange creature. At 53, I have a fair amount of experience at living. However, when I joined the dating world just over three years ago, I had no experience to speak of regarding dating, and the minute experience I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why I Usually Don&#8217;t Get All Pissy When A Relationship Fails</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2025/05/06/why-i-usually-dont-get-all-pissy-when-a-relationship-fails/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 19:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t like drama. Finding a picture for this article was hard. That&#8217;s because a lot of the pictures I found imply feelings that I don&#8217;t have. (I&#8217;m not crushed, or angry, etc.) Or they imply the end of a long and intense relationship. It wasn&#8217;t the case here. My latest date told me minutes [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Aphorisms Of Love: To Find Lasting Relationships, You Must Allow Those That Won&#8217;t Last</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2024/05/20/aphorisms-of-love-to-find-lasting-relationships-you-must-allow-those-that-wont-last/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 00:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A reflection on those relationships that don&#8217;t last. I was lucky when I met my ex-wife. It was my first relationship. It lasted 26 years, and our marriage lasted 22 years. It was a &#8220;hole in one&#8221; so to speak. Mind you, we did have some rumbles during our first year. We broke up four [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>These Simple Rules Will Save You From A Ton Of Dating Scams</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2024/04/24/these-simple-rules-will-save-you-from-a-ton-of-dating-scams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve devised a few simple rules that saved me from scammers. I&#8217;m an autistic man. A lot of us, myself included, are people pleasers. This can be a boon, but it can also be a curse. It is a boon in that it can make relationships fabulous. However, that&#8217;s assuming the relationship is not abusive. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>At 50 I’m Realizing I’m Not Made To Live Alone</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2024/04/19/at-50-im-realizing-im-not-made-to-live-alone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most of the time, these days, I live alone. My mental health is suffering from&#160;it. I initially wrote this article in March 2023. I&#8217;m republishing it here with minimal edits. I&#8217;ll provide an update at the end. This is a realization that came to me only very recently… during the past few weeks, actually. I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Asking People To Verify Their Identity On The Dating Apps Does Not Work!</title>
		<link>https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2024/04/11/asking-people-to-verify-their-identity-on-the-dating-apps-does-not-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even if your match verifies their identity, you cannot be sure. It furthermore marks you as a scammer! Yes, yes, I know. You&#8217;ve watched Tinder Swindler and vowed never to get catfished. Good for you. No, really. I mean it! Good for you. That&#8217;s the right attitude to have. There are scammers on the dating [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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