It’s an old cliche that 90% of communication is non-verbal, but it’s true. So much of how we communicate intent and meaning to others is through our actions and our body language rather than our words. What you say and how you say it are two different things; in fact, tone and expression can alter…
Archives for April 2013
Creep Week: Don’t Be THAT Guy
As Creep Week draws to a close and Con Season is beginning, it’s time to talk about That Guy. You know. The Creeper. The perv. The guy who either misses or ignores every single signal or sign or unspoken form of communication. The guy who makes people uncomfortable by his very presence. The one who…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Creeper No Creeping!
It’s Creep Week on Paging Dr. NerdLove – we’re talking about reforming creepers, how to handle them when you’re confronted by them and how to not be that guy at popular nerd gatherings. Today we have the letter that kicked things off: a reader who wants to know how to handle a creeper in the fringes…
Creep Week: How To Reform A Creeper
Normally I save letters from my readers for Ask Dr. NerdLove on Wednesdays, but occasionally I’ll get one that merits a full-blown article. Then every once in a while, I’ll get one that merits more than just one article. In this case, it’s a return to the ever-popular subject of how to handle creepers. A reader…
Understanding Men
There are few cliches that I hate more than the “Men are From Mars/Women Are From Venus” line. It’s an insult to both genders, turning 50% of the human race into an exotic “other”, telling everybody that one side is so disparate and estranged from their counterpart that we may as well be entirely different species altogether….
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Hey Doc, I need your help with some things: I suppose the first problem here is what my friend calls “nice guy syndrome,” where someone could be a really kind and generous person yet never be in a relationship ever. It’s similar to your top post about “nice guys,” and while I worried that I…
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