Breakups and rejection are an inevitable part of dating. It doesn’t matter whether you’re absurdly hot or not, whether you’ve never had a date in your life or your social life puts Hugh Hefner’s to shame; you’re going to get your heart broken at some point or another. You’re going to be miserable. You’re going to…
Archives for May 2016
Ask Dr. NerdLove: My Best Friend Is Sleeping With My Crush And I Can’t Take It
Hey Doc, Thanks to what I’ve read on your site, as well as some personal developments in my life, I have better self-esteem and feel secure about myself…most of the time anyway. I am a 20 year old college student and right now, I feel really awful for suspecting that my best friend is sleeping…
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Wednesday Open Thread: Super Powers Edition
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for the Doc to head to his monthly gamma irradiated spider treatment. Meanwhile, the NerdLove interns and residents take over the comments section for their own nefarious purposes! This week’s suggested topic: OK, now that Civil War’s out and most of us have seen it… let’s talk powers. Do…
The Science of Being Creepy
One of the recurring topics here at Paging Dr. NerdLove is the subject of creepers and creepy behavior. It’s a perennial topic because just about every day gives yet another example of creepy behavior to talk about. Almost every woman out there has story after story about creepers in her life – a never-ending parade of guys…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Once A Cheater, Always A Cheater?
Hey Doc. I’m a 22 year old college student, and I’m in something of a conundrum. See, about a month back I finally mustered up the courage to talk to my semester-long crush in one of my classes. First we bantered a little in class, then we had long talks around campus, then we were…
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Wednesday Open Thread: I Don’t Need Your Civil War Edition
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for the Doc to update his list (and it’s a little list) now that many of his friends went to a critic’s screening of Captain America: Civil War and didn’t bring him along. Meanwhile, the NerdLove interns and residents take over the comments section for their own nefarious purposes! This week’s…
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