I tend to surround myself with people who are just open an honest for the most part and aren't prone to being super sarcastic, same reason. Some things I just p

I tend to surround myself with people who are just open an honest for the most part and aren't prone to being super sarcastic, same reason. Some things I just plain don't mind being direct about - "I really like you" when said sincerely seems rare enough in the world that it can be a really good compliment, and its easy for me to say as well. A social group with layers upon layers of snark just isn't much for me. The guy I'm dating now pretty much shares the same mindset and it works great for us - we call each other super dorky because we just tell each other sincere platitudes without a hint of sarcasm, or when we are sarcastic we're hugely over the top about it. I get what you mean about having to go back over and over. The social anxiety it causes when people won't be relatively direct can really hurt. Best bet for me was to keep looking for people who are relatively like me (I found a group super early on in the furry fandom - there's a VERY high percentage of spectrum folks there and some of the smartest kindest best people I've ever met come from it (and its frankly one of the best professional networks to have in tech - they're everywhere)). I'd recommend checking out a subculture of some sort that you're interested in.