Ask Dr. NerdLove: Ready Player One

Hey Dr Nerdlove, I have a bit of a situation (who doesn’t). It involves a very good friend of mine and two girls (I’m a dude btw). I’ve expressed a very strong interest for one of the girls to my ‘good friend.’ He said he’ll help me out with the girl (wingmanning I guess) but [...]

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Keeping It In The Family

Doc, I need some advice. You’ve said before that, when asking someone out, no one gets to call dibs, just because another person dated them first doesn’t mean you can’t now, etc. The general gist of what I got from this is: the only people that matter are you and her, nobody else gets a [...]

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Love Is A Contact Sport

Dr. NerdLove is on vacation this week, so we’re keeping things short and sweet. Besides, sometimes a question doesn’t require a dissertation in response… Dear Dr.Nerdlove, I seek your guidance.  I’m 18 years old going on 19 in college and I’ve just experienced my first crush. Before I go on keep in mind. I’m somewhat [...]

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Taking It Slow

You just did an blog post about asking geeky guys out, but I have a specific question about that.  I’m a geeky girl in college, a gamer, very socially active, and generally a direct person.  I’ve been asked out a few times at parties and I’d like to switch things up by asking (other geeky) [...]