The Power of Expressiveness

"Sure, I'd love to see you again..."

It’s an old cliche that 90% of communication is non-verbal, but it’s true. So much of how we communicate intent and meaning to others is through our actions and our body language rather than our words. What you say and how you say it are two different things; in fact, tone and expression can  alter [...]

Understanding Women

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One of the attitudes I try to combat here at Paging Dr. NerdLove is the idea that women are strange and mysterious creatures, prone to machiavellian plotting and mercurial temperaments; beings of pure emotion that defy logic who exist on a level of primal chaos. In short it’s one of the oldest Borscht-belt comedy cliches: [...]

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Dance Hall Days

Hi Doc, First let me say I’ve been following your blog for a while now and I’m a big fan.  That being said, let me share my story with you. This past Saturday night I visited the Temple nightclub in San Francisco for a little dancing.  Shortly after eleven I was up on the dance [...]

How To Banter (Without Being an Asshole)

"OK... impress me."

Is there anything quite as sexy as someone with wit and a way with words? There’s a reason why a sense of humor is almost always at the top of everybody’s list of most attractive attributes; being able to make someone laugh makes them feel good. Humor builds rapport, and finding things that we both [...]

Ask Dr. NerdLove: In Case Of Emergency, Break Glass

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE, I met this girl when we both started a new job a few months back. We hit it off fast, and by the middle of the 2nd week, we were already hooking up. Since we work together and barely knew anyone, we kept it under wraps (and still haven’t told anyone as [...]