Anatomy Lesson: Escaping The Friend Zone

"If you don't kiss me right now, I'm going to be incredibly upset with you."

Over the last couple of years, we’ve been talking about how to improve your dating life, from making yourself look better, improving your ability to approach and charm friends and strangers, fixing the attitudes and self-limiting beliefs that hold you back and even how to find more sex. However, while it’s good to learn about [...]

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Sugar, We’re Going Down

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Hi Doc. I have a question about shy nerdy guys and sex. I’m married to one of these types of guys–we’ll call him Tom–so I hope you can offer some special insight in this issue. He’s wonderful, funny, sweet, intelligent guy. With the exception of sex, our relationship is perfect. I know–BIG exception. That’s why [...]

The Virgin’s Guide To Great Sex

"So, did it feel like God and the entire heavenly host reached out and smiled directly at you too?"

There’s a lot of anxiety surrounding being a virgin. We live in a society that has a notable double-standard on sexuality, especially where virginity is concerned; male virgins (past a certain age) are seen as being immature, incomplete man-children, utter losers who can’t get a woman1. A woman who is a virgin is a vision [...]

Nerd Role Models: The Pick-Up Artist

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Today I’m introducing a new series of articles examining various notable figures in geek culture, why they’re popular and why nerds may want to emulate them. A set of nerd role models, as it were. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of things to keep in mind when it comes [...]

Getting A Yes (Instead of Avoiding A No) – The Standard of Enthusiastic Consent

"Oh man, you have no idea..."

The topic of rape culture and what it means to give consent has been coming up in conversations online and off lately. The discussion regarding whether a sex scene in HBO’s Girls depicted rape, sexual assault or just bad sex helped bring the topic to the forefront of the Internet. Meanwhile, conviction of two of the [...]