Sometimes the questions require longer answers. Sometimes they’re fairly simple, like today’s mix. Let’s go. Doc, Recently, I asked out a good friend of mine (let’s call her Sara) and genuinely thought that she was interested in a relationship. We talked almost every day and related really well. She said no, and later, another friend…
Archives for November 2011
Nerds and Male Privilege
I want to tell you a story. A few years ago, I was dating a girl who was decidedly not nerd curious. She tolerated my geeky interests with a certain bemused air ((that I would later find out was the belief that she’d be able to break me of such silly fancies)) but definitely didn’t participate…
Post Mortem: Lonely Soldier Girl
It’s time for another Post Mortem, where we take a look at reader’s recent dates or relationships and pinpoint just what went wrong and why. This time, however, it’s the good Doctor who’s getting his time on the examination table. Yup, we’re going to dissect one of the dating misadventures from my past, look at…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Supporting Roles
Hey Doc, I’m gonna apologize beforehand but it’s one of those “I have this friend…” questions. I’m a guy and this friend is a girl. Her boyfriend broke up with her after a very serious 2 year relationship (living together and all that stuff). The dude was very fucked up and turned my friend from…
Twilight and Relationships
I wasn’t planning on doing a Learn From This about Twilight or even mention Twilight it’s message about relationships. To me, it felt a little too much like beating up a special-needs kid. Obviously things have changed. I had been planning to ignore the release of the penultimate movie in the fiction series that JUST!…
Spread the NerdLove
Hey guys, If the site’s helped you out or if you’ve got some geeky friends who could use some advice, I’d love for you to spread the Nerd Love far and wide. Liking articles on Facebook, pimping on Twitter linking to it on Tumblr, blogs, spamming other advice columns’ comment sections (kidding!) and whatnot is…
