A recent letter from one of my readers was a potent reminder of what I was like when I was in my teens. It wasn’t pretty. I was a classic otaku; I was going through the stage where the only things I wanted to talk about were anime, manga and the fact that I wanted to find…
Archives for September 2012
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Somebody To Love
Hey Doc, I have a couple of odd little problems that you might be able to help me out with. I’m a college senior in a good small school in a big American city. I’m a classic geek (D&D, Magic the Gathering, Firefly, indie games, comic books, anime, hell, even LARP– I’ve done them all)…
Paging Dr. NerdLove Episode #07: Escape The Friend Zone
The Friend Zone is the bane of every nerd’s dating life, the Phantom Zone to their romantic General Zod. This week, Dr. NerdLove and his guest Cat from the League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen are here to be your guide to every aspect of the Friend Zone; what it is, how to avoid it in…
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Fake A Gamer
I’ve gone on before about my feelings on the supposed plague of faux geek girls before, but occassionally something comes along that requires that I revisit the topic. And occasionally I turn out to be wrong. But not in the way that you would think. Y’see, the idea of “fake geek girls” as exemplified by the…
Merchandising! Merchandising is where the money is!
Hey guys, I made ya’ll some t-shirts. Go check ’em out. http://drnerdlove.spreadshirt.com/
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Dating For Introverts
I give a lot of advice on going out and meeting people that involves going out and being as social as possible, which is great if you’re naturally an outgoing person (or willing to fake it). Sure, it’s relatively simple to meet strangers at parties and bars… if you’re the sort of person who thrives on…
