“Count No Man Happy Until He Is Dead” – Solon Happiness sometimes seems to be the most elusive part of our lives. It always seems as though it’s just out of reach and when we do achieve it, it proves to be all too fleeting and short-lived. We like to think that continual happiness is…
Archives for August 2013
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Back In The Saddle Again
Doc, I need your help. The short version is that I have been married for 15 years, and together with my wife for 18, with two children (13 and 10). Two years ago, my wife explained that the marriage was over. We stayed together, largely for financial reasons, until I was able to move out…
Guest Post: Surviving Alone
[Doctor’s Note: Today we’ve got a special guest post from friend of the blog and occasional contributor Karen! Today, we’re talking about how to handle the hard times, when it seems like love is only for other people and dry-spells that may last for years. How do you keep your sanity and your soul intact? Well, Karen’s…
Leveling Up: How To Reinvent Yourself
There’s a long and glorious tradition around this time of year, as summer nights reach their peak and slowly melt into fall: trying to reinvent yourself. This is especially true for first-time college students: as they enter a life away from their family – and often the majority of their social circle – they look…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Pretty Woman (UPDATE)
Hi Dr. NerdLove, Can I just say how great it is that you’ve got this site going? I’ve been reading your articles for a few months now, and you strike me as a very down-to-earth person who’s got good sense. Truth is, I need your advice. I’m going through my own transformation from person I…
Can Introverts Date Extroverts?
My friend April – (AKA Reverse Cowgirl) came to me the other day with a problem she’d been having with her boyfriend. She’d been starting to wonder whether she and her boyfriend of three+ years were just fundamentally incompatible because of all the ways that they just never seemed to managed to click. “For instance,” she…
