Hello Doc, Longtime reader here, first time writer and not a native English speaker so please excuse any mistakes. You sometimes tackle the topic of friendships instead of romantic love so I wanted to get an outsider’s perspective on my situation. For context, I (29/f) attended private schools throughout my childhood thanks to different scholarship,…
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What Do You Do When Someone You Love Is A Stalker?
Dear Dr. NerdLove, I’ve got this ex, and we’re friends. We’re exes because the stars didn’t align for us, and that’s it. We’ve been close for ten years, on and off, and I really love her. We’ll call her Amber. Seven years ago, her boyfriend, we’ll call him Cory, ghosted her (but didn’t block her…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: Why Is It So Hard For Me To Meet Women?
Hello Doc, I have never had much luck dating. Whenever I ask anyone about this, they tell me I need to focus on myself. I need to find interests, work out, work on other goals. Then I do all of that… but still no luck. Then I’m told I need to do them for their…
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Why Do I Keep Hurting Myself?
Doctor’s Note: this column includes discussion of self-harm Hi Doc, I don’t know how to explain this, so I’ll give some background. I’m a 25 guy who never kissed a girl or held hands and so on. I’ve been rejected all my life and in many mean ways, always being told I was too ugly,…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: I’m Worried Women Will Think I’m Creepy
Hi Doc, whenever I’m out and see someone that I like, the three man things that come to my head are: 1. “She probably been asked out by many guys, better not bother her like the others” 2. “She is just being nice and I’ll just make it weird, better not bother her”. 3. “I…
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My Boyfriend Used To Date My Son And I Don’t Know What To Do
Dear Dr. NerdLove: I recently met a man on a dating site. He’s younger but I think I’m over that part. When we first started talking, when I asked his last name it sounded familiar and I asked if he had relatives near where my son lives. I mentioned my son’s name, and he said…
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