She left her boyfriend to be with him, but she’s never seemed to get closure. Now that he passed away, will she finally get over her ex?
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: So What’s Wrong With Telling Women They’re “Being Crazy?”
Doctor’s Note: The second letter in today’s column deals with talk of suicide. Please proceed with caution, and if you’re having suicidal thoughts, please call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. Hello, I recently read your article in the Washington Post about calling women crazy (or stopping). Your points are valid but it left…
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What Nobody Tells You About Grieving
(Doctor’s Note: This was originally published on March 13, 2017) You’d be surprised how bored you can get waiting for someone to die. If you’ve been lucky, this sounds either horrific or a pretty good way to start a book. On the other hand, if you’ve dealt with an impending death in the family, it…
These Are Things You Only Learn When Your Friend Dies
This was the exact sort of update I never wanted to write. Back in 2017, I wrote “What Nobody Tells You About Grieving“as a way of dealing with feelings of losing a beloved pet and all the things it brought out about losing my father and grandmother over the years. At the time, it felt…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: Why Doesn’t My Husband Want Me?
Dear Dr. NerdLove, I am a (woman? Nonbinary person?… Still figuring that out…) in my 30s. My husband and I have been together for almost ten years now, and in that time we have been through some majorly difficult situations. A few years ago I was in a car accident that left me bedridden for…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Get Over Someone Who Didn’t Exist?
Dear Dr. NerdLove, I need help. I fell in love with a man three and a half years ago. He lived on another continent. It was hard. But we worked hard for it. We had miscommunications, he did things that hurt me, my mental health was hard to deal with at times, we both had…
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