There is probably nothing more stress inducing, more nerve-wracking or fear-sweat triggering than the first kiss. Outside of “How do I meet girls?”, “when should you kiss her” is easily the most common dating question I get. It’s an area where just about everyone feels some sort of anxiety because there are just so many unknowns oh my…
Archives for July 2012
Level Up The Relationship (Or: How To Get A Girlfriend)
So after a few days of some heavy topics, I think it’s time to dial things back a little and cover some lighter, happier subjects. Such as… relationships! Now, it’s been a fairly common complaint that I’ve covered a lot about getting phone numbers, getting dates and sex, but not giving all that much coverage to getting…
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Nerds and Male Privilege: Tropes, Trolls, Haters & Anita Sarkeesian
I occasionally get accused of hating on dudes or telling them that they are scum and women are utterly perfect in every way and everything is men’s fault. This usually comes amongst the various accusations that I’m only writing articles about feminist issues or male privilege because I’m trying to get laid1 or to please…
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It’s OK To Want Sex
I like sex. I realize that this is the sort of declaration that ranks right up there in obviousness as “Hey, the sun rises in the east!” and “water’s a bit wet, i’nit?” but stick with me here, I have a point I’m getting to. I’ve been reading Clarisse Thorne’s “Confessions of a Pickup Artist…
On Labeling Women “Crazy”
I’ve had to quit telling stories about crazy exes or women I’ve dated. The problem was that I started realizing that when my friends and I would talk about our crazy exes or what-have-you, more often than not, we weren’t talking about ex girlfriends or random dates who exhibited signs of genuine mental health issues….
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Mind Over Manners
Dear Doctor, I was recently in a string of long-term relationships with out much casual dating in between. The most recent included a terrible break up so I plan to stay single for a while but am not opposed to casual dating or sex… however it’s not something I have a lot of experience in…