In Playboy‘s 60th anniversary issue, Gilbert Gottfried penned an essay entitled “Women Say They Want A Guy With A Sense of Humor. They Don’t“.1 This lengthy screed goes on about the apparently pernicious myth that women want a sense of humor, how being funny never got him laid and gets interspersed with complaints about the…
Archives for January 2014
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Heal My Wounds
Dear Doctor NerdLove I am in my early 20’s and I don’t know what to do. My love/sexlife is already so complicated for me. I have no idea what to do and no matter where I go there just seems to be a dead end and I really want it to work. So, brace yourself……
Starting From Zero
One of the common complaints I hear from readers is that they have absolutely no dating history or experience and don’t know where to begin. And in fairness, while I do have a number of articles in The Basics that cover the dating fundamentals, sometimes it can be hard to know just where to begin. After all,…
Learn From This: Her
I’ve been looking forward to Spike Jonze’s Her ever since it had been announced… if only because at the time it sounded like it was going to be another story about a Manic Pixie Dream Girl teaching a beleaguered, sensitive soul how to love and make his life better and I could always use more material to…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Playing Catch-Up
Dear Dr. NerdLove, I´m a recent fan of your website, I believe the direct approach you normally use is excellent for those of us that drift among decisions. Speaking of which, I hope to receive a piece of advice from you. I’m a 30 years old single man living in Mexico City. I still live in…
Post Mortem: Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs
Welcome to the Post-Mortem, where Doctor NerdLove will cheerfully perform the autopsy on your epic dating fails. Today, we’ve got another classic case of missed opportunities, where the reader wants to know what he could’ve done and – importantly – should do in the near future. And so, without further ado… Whats up doc. I need…
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