Hi Doc, I’m an avid reader of your blog. Thanks very much for all the insightful advice! It’s helped me and I think I’m on the path to a better life. Yet, before finding your blog, I had been trying to self-improve for years and I am left to wonder if I will ever be…
Archives for October 2013
How To Avoid Dating Burnout
Whenever the topic of dating comes up amongst my friends, I’m always struck by the number of them who hated the process of dating. They couldn’t stand it: the frustrations of trying to find the right person, the disappointment of another “close-but-no-cigar” first date that went absolutely nowhere. Even worse were the near-misses, the people who…
When Masculinity Fails Men
It’s been an interesting week for talking about masculinity. To start with, ABC’s 20/20 aired a story about the Manosphere and the Men’s Rights Movement (which, ironically enough seems to have touched off a weird Jay-Z/Nas-esque feud between two leading voices of the MRM). The Daily Beast provided a thoughtful, if somewhat flawed, report on the…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Kobiyashi Maru’d
Dear Dr. NerdLove, My situation is probably like many you’ve heard, but I’m hoping you give me some advice on what I’m doing right/wrong. I got engaged in July to a girl I had been dating for two-and-a-half years only to have her breakup with me just a couple months later. She cited a litany…
Dating 201: The Right Mindset For Success
I was having drinks with my friend April a few days ago as she was regaling me with her latest dating adventures. After having recently broken up with her boyfriend, she’d been venturing back on the market and was sharing with me her latest experiences in online dating. Her most recent date had been seemingly perfect…
What To Look For In A Woman
Guys are surprisingly bad at knowing what we want. No, seriously. Ever been hanging out with a buddy who insists that every woman he’s ever dated is “a complete psycho bitch“? Or the friend who seems to attract constant drama llamas who are continually having some sort of crisis in their lives? How about the guys…
