A woman has revealed that her autistic superpower is not noticing when a dude is down to bang until it’s 12 years too late and he’s married with three kids and a dachshund.

Natasha Weaving, 27, has perfected the art of being entirely oblivious to any hint of flirting – and also any flashing neon sign of flirting. 

Weaving said: “One time a guy I was into sent me an aubergine emoji – and I replied with my favourite recipe for baba ganoush.”

“Another time I guy asked if I wanted a date and I said they were a bit sweet for me and asked if he had any figs,” Weaving continued. “He never answered, so I guess that’s a no.”

At the time of writing, Weaving remains single, but hasn’t ruled out the hope of finding love: “I’m just waiting for a man to make the first move.”

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