Helping Nerds Get The Girl
As Creep Week draws to a close and Con Season is beginning, it’s time to talk about That Guy. You know. The Creeper. The perv. The guy who either misses or ignores every single signal or sign or unspoken form of communication. The guy who makes people uncomfortable by his very presence. The one who [...]
Normally I save letters from my readers for Ask Dr. NerdLove on Wednesdays, but occasionally I’ll get one that merits a full-blown article. Then every once in a while, I’ll get one that merits more than just one article. In this case, it’s a return to the ever-popular subject of how to handle creepers. A reader [...]
It seems like it’s been a bumper year for calling out OKCupid creepers via Tumblr – Nice GuysofOKC, OKCupidGoldMine… even FedorasOfOKCupid1 which helped turn another fashion choice into a way that nature tells us “Do Not Touch“. Online dating tends to mean that people often let their filters down – the anonymity combined with the impersonalization [...]
Brace yourself folks, I’m writing about creepers again. I’ve heard from a number of folks asking just why I talk about creepers so often, and the answer is simple: I’m totally angling for a staff writing job at Jezebel. No. Really. OK, not really.1 The real answer, is because my blog’s purpose is to help people be better, [...]
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