I tend to surround myself with people who are just open an honest for the most part and aren&#x27;t prone to being super sarcastic, same reason. Some things I just plain don&#x27;t mind being direct about - &quot;I really like you&quot; 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&#x27;t much for me.<p>The guy I&#x27;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&#x27;re hugely over the top about it.<p>I get what you mean about having to go back over and over. The social anxiety it causes when people won&#x27;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&#x27;s a VERY high percentage of spectrum folks there and some of the smartest kindest best people I&#x27;ve ever met come from it (and its frankly one of the best professional networks to have in tech - they&#x27;re everywhere)). I&#x27;d recommend checking out a subculture of some sort that you&#x27;re interested in.