TBH I'm on the spectrum but playing tons of CRPGs taught me how to empathize. After I got that realization when I was in college my social life got exponentially better. Even when I went to a high school reunion my old high school friend told me that I was unrecognizable.
I even managed to get married with someone who's way outta my league.
My brother's friend was "dating" a stripper for a few months. She wouldn't see him outside the club except for meals at expensive restaurants, and she wouldn't give him free dances at the club.
Yeah, it really comes down to your expectations. The more laid-back I've become about it (meaning I'm not expecting I'm going to fuck a stripper--I'm just there to hang out, have a good time, see pretty girls, have a drink), the better time I've had, the more fun the girls have, the less you have to spend to have a good time, etc...