Hi, Dr. NerdLove: I read your column quite often, and I’m really hoping you can help me. I have been in a relationship with a severe alcoholic for almost 8 years. We have a seven year old son, who is absolutely wonderful. My son’s father is a decent enough person. In fact, once upon a…
Archives for January 2016
Wednesday Open Thread: Offbeat Music Appreciation Edition
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for the Doc to start browsing the obscure parts of the Internet to fill out his vintage MP3 collection. Meanwhile, the Nerdlove interns and residents take over the comments section for their own nefarious purposes! This week’s suggested topic: Last week, Kieron Gillen and Jaime McKelvie’s music-as-magic comic Phonogram wrapped…
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How To Get Laid (Without Being A Fuckboy)
If you’ve spent, oh, any time online, you’ll have come across the term “Fuckboy”, especially when it comes to dating. In one of the more fascinating (if you like semiotics and lexicography) examples of linguistic migration, fuckboy was first popularized by Cam’ron in the song “Boy, Boy” and spread out from there to other artists’…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: When Advice Columns Collide
Doctor’s note: Hey folks, this week we’re doing things a little different. Sometimes even the advice-givers need a little advice of their own… so who do they reach out to? Well, in this case… me. Straight from the pages of the excellent comic Fresh Romance, advice columnists of The Divorcée Club have sent questions of their own…
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Wednesday Open Thread: DC Movie Edition
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for the Doc to go through his list of Academy screeners and vote accordingly. Meanwhile, the NerdLove interns and residents take over the comments section for their own nefarious purposes! This week’s suggested topic: Warner Brothers is trying to step up it’s movie game to compete with Marvel. Featurettes…
How To Approach Women During The Day
Not everybody’s built for meeting women at bars and clubs. But when you see story after story about douchebags harassing women in the street and all the times when you shouldn’t approach women, trying meeting women anywhere else can feel like you’re tap-dancing through a minefield. There’s the understandable desire to not be a creeper on top of the anxiety…
