On occasion, I’ll get a request for advice on a situation that’s more layered and complex than a typical Ask Dr. NerdLove question. These questions typically need a deeper dive into just what went wrong – a dating Post-Mortem if you will. So come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab. It’s […]
Why “Men And Women Can Never Be ‘Just Friends’ ” is Bullshit
One of the joys – and I use the term loosely – of my job is finding the many, many ways that people try to turn romance, sexual attraction and the lack thereof into something that it’s not. The greatest example, of course, is The Friend Zone: the phantom prison that women exile good, wholesome men into because […]
Why We All Feel So Lonely (And How To Overcome It)
A serious question for you: how often do you feel lonely? Not spending time alone but actually feeling lonely and isolated. It happens to all of us from time to time – we find ourselves on our own at a time when we’re craving a connection with someone. We feel lonely when we move to a […]
Building A Closer Friendship With Other Men
Making friends is hard. Making close friendships among men is even harder… and yet as we get older, it’s something we need more of. As we get older, men tend to have fewer and fewer close male friendships, even as we crave it more. While it’s taboo to say out loud – it tends too close […]
