Hi @aux 🙂

 And, a part of me is sad. Because, the possible ‘friends’ I see all come with a price tag… and, I can’t afford them.

^ This! Yes.. very well put.

I relate a lot with what you’re saying here, maybe because I’m a Ji-lead and have mild autism as well. It just seems like there isn’t enough of me to meet all of life’s demands as it is, let alone properly nurture friendships. My relationships die along with so many neglected goldfish and house plants >.< Needless to say, I can’t fathom the sort of situation depicted in the image you shared. Connection is earned through one’s time and work, never simply given for the sake of pure affinity.. or so it seems to me.

You speak of being ‘alien’, I’m sure you’ve heard of this place: https://wrongplanet.net/