So over the past few days and the past few articles, I’ve seen a pair of issues come up over and over again: the idea that men somehow have it “harder” in dating and that women set the social agenda in order to make men leap through hoops for their amusement. It’s come up when…
Archives for June 2012
Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Told You I’m A Psycho….
Today we have two letters covering similar themes: what do you do when the person you’re seeing – or broke up with – is, well… kinda unhinged? To make it interesting, these letters cover both ends of the spectrum. To start, we have this letter from Miss ConFused: As a nerdy female, I don’t consider myself…
Online Dating 201: Why Women Don’t Respond
There’s a lot to love about online dating. You take the randomness out of trying to meet people, hoping that fate will guide you to THAT ONE SPOT you need to be AT THAT VERY SPECIFIC TIME in order to meet that special someone. If you have approach anxiety when it comes to meeting strangers…
The Art of Selling Yourself (Or: How To Brag Without Being A Jerk)
“You know, I’m kind of a big deal…” Nerds are notoriously bad at singing their own praises. Some of this comes from having been raised with the (selective) cultural mores that insist that anyone who boasts about their own accomplishments is an obnoxious narcissist. Some of this reluctance to emphasize their own good points comes from…
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Never Run Out Of Things To Talk About
Normally on Wednesdays, I run your questions for Ask Dr. NerdLove and try to help you all out with your relationship issues. Sometimes, however, I get a letter that’s a perfect segue into a topic I’ve been meaning to cover for a while. Today’s writer, frequent commentator Ancom brings up a common set of problems that I…
Should You Get Back Together With Your Ex?
Your break up sucked. Sure, your relationship had it’s problems, but so does everybody’s, right? But hey, you put all that behind you. You’re past the “hiding in your own apartment, listening to angry music and writing bad poetry” stage. You’ve quit complaining about it to all of your friends. You can get a beer…