I’m autistic, late diagnosed in my 40’s. In a (same sex) relationship whereby we see each other at weekends but my (NT) partner would like to see me more often, which I find difficult as I’m a parent and so my children obviously come first, and I like a routine of when I see my DP so prefer set days. I jokingly said she needs a Monday to Friday girlfriend and then to see me on a weekend. She got upset that I would be ok with that and not feel jealous or upset that she was with someone else. This led to a discussion which I think revealed I only feel sexual jealousy - if she were sleeping with someone else I would be upset, but I can’t imagine how you feel love without this aspect. How do you know you love your partner? For me it’s because I know I want to sleep with them and no one else. So it seems my idea of love and jealousy is linked to sex, where as for her it’s the idea of sharing your life with someone. I wondered if there were any fellow autistic women out there who felt like I do or have a way to explain how you feel love in a relationship?