I’m a big believer that when it comes to love, you can learn a lot from movies. The problem, of course, is making sure that you learn the right things from movies. As inspiring as it can be to see the nerdy kid finally win the heart of the most popular girl in school through following…
Relationships
Sex For Beginners
If there’s any topic that a young nerd-boy obsesses about, it’s losing his virginity. No matter how long he has been waiting for it, it’s automatically too long. Every single one of his friends who crosses that magical finish line before him – and they always seem to come in waves, don’t they? – is…
Long Distance Love Affair
Relationships are tricky things. Having to maintain the balance of togetherness and intimacy with each partner’s need for space and independence, negotiating the turbulent waters of monogamy vs. open relationships, dealing with jealousy, possessiveness… it’s no real surprise that 50% of relationships end in break-ups1. Now imagine trying to manage a relationship over a distance of 80 miles….
How To Break Up
There’s no phrase in the English language that invokes more fear than when someone says “We have to talk.” Everyone who has ever been in a relationship knows instinctively that any conversation that starts with that phrase will never end well. It almost inevitably is followed by the classic “It’s not you, it’s me”, and…
Don’t Date Geek Girls
This is the week that I decide to alienate more than half of my audience. But it needs to be said: Don’t date Geek Girls. That’s right. I went there. Don’t. Date. Geek. Girls. OK, I can already hear the fingers clicking as you write me pissed off e-mails and click the “back” button on…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Make Love, Not War(craft).
(yes, I stole the title from South Park. I’m on vacation, sue me.) Dear Doctor: I am a nerd, but not the usual kind – theater nerd/geek. I am dating and in love with a guy who is a master at Dungeons and Dragons and loves it. He hasn’t played it in a while, but…
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