Don… oh screw it, I’ve made this joke too many times. This is one of the most common questions I get that isn’t “Should I tell her I like her?” or “how do I get this girl to like me?” and it deserves its own entry into the Dr. NerdLove canon. It’s one of the…
Archives for July 2011
Ask Dr. NerdLove: What They Don’t Wear Beneath Their Kilts…
I have a bit of a complication and I was hoping that the good doctor might help me out. I’ve never considered myself a creeper, or ‘that guy’. I’m a geek yes, a nerd even, hell I make a living drawing cartoons. I’m not a virgin, and I don’t have a confidence issue talking with…
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Learn From This: Love and Other Drugs
You know, I wasn’t planning to like this. I was honestly expecting a fairly lame, by-the-numbers boy-meets-girl-boy-loses-girl-boy-gets-girl with a variation on the Magic Indie Pixie Girl. I wasn’t expecting a remarkably touching relationship film, and I certainly wasn’t expecting a surprisingly subtle damning critique of the pharmaceutical and insurance companies. Although I’ve got to admit, Anne Hathaway’s copious…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Go Go Dancer, Your Boyfriend’s Calling
I can has a question. I’m a very average guy when it comes to dating, I feel. I go out on dates with girls once in a awhile. I don’t have any issues with asking girls out, but at the same time I’m not a “player”. The question is : What do I do…
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Online Dating 102: First Contact
Now that you’ve had a week or two to write up your profile and dip your toe into the world of online dating, it’s time to take a step back and take stock. How has it been going so far? Have you had much success with meeting people? Or are you sending a lot of messages…
The Basics Of Body Language
Let’s talk for a moment about incongruity. Incongruity is the act of being inconsistent within one’s self. Incongruity is one of the greatest trouble spots I have seen when geeks are interacting with people. It’s part of the reason why many of you may have found that you’re being off-putting or even making people somewhat uncomfortable when…
