Dear Dr. NerdLove, I came across some of your writing and find your style very engaging and to the point. It’s refreshing to see relationship advice that is as direct as it is insightful. Though I enjoy reading this sort of thing, I never would have envisioned actually sending a question to a “relationship…
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I Slept With Someone I Shouldn’t Have. What Do I Do Now?
Hi Doc, I’ve appreciated your advice over the years and I’m wondering if you can help me with the issue I’m dealing with currently. I am a straight woman in my early 30s, and everyone involved here is also in their early 30s. The whole story is long, but the short version is I messed…
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Should I Leave My Girlfriend To Pursue My Crush?
Hi Doc, I’ve been reading your column for many years and found that thinking of what advice would I give first and then comparing it with your answer is a great way to gradually calibrate my views about relationships. So I figured I would ask for your holy Chair Leg now since I have no…
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How Do I Trust a Boyfriend Who Still Talks to His Ex?
Dear Dr. NerdLove: My first two marriages ended badly, with my first being abusive and the second him being unfaithful. I’ve been with my current partner a few years now, but we got off to a rough start – long story short when we got together he had a drug issue that I wasn’t aware…
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Our Relationship Had An Unhealthy Start. Can We Ever Move On?
Dear Dr. NerdLove, I really need your help. I’m going through mental anguish over the past and I’m at my breaking point. Here is my story: One day, all of my longtime friends deserted me out of the blue. They told me they didn’t want to be friends anymore and that was it. To this…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Stop Being Too Intimidating To Date?
Dear Dr. NerdLove: I’m a single 35F cis/straight who’s nearly at the end of my rope with dating. I’d like to think I’m a halfway decent catch- good family, reasonably cute, well educated, no criminal record, etc. The problem is I think maybe I’m intimidating to guys? I’m a physician and am used to making…
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