Doc, I got a question for you, what the hell is there to do in the real world? I say this as I’ve been getting more active in talking to women (albeit at the checkout line but it’s a start) and doing some online dating. Basically, I have absolutely no idea of what to do…
Archives for June 2018
Episode #80: How To Make Friends As an Adult
Men on the whole, and white, heterosexual men in particular, tend to have fewer friends than women and the friendships they do have tend to be shallower and less fulfilling. It’s really not uncommon for guys to look up and realize just how few friends they have outside of family members and romantic relationships. And by…
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Live Like You Give A Damn – The Lessons of Anthony Bourdain
Like a lot of people, I have some complicated feelings about the death of Anthony Bourdain. As a general rule, I don’t usually have much to say about celebrity deaths other than “Man, that sucks.” But a few, a precious few, manage to hit me like a hammer to the chest. Those are the ones…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Turn A Friend Down?
Hey Doc, A few days back, my girlfriend bumped into someone she knew from school but hadn’t connected to since at the subway stop. They chatted for a bit, and then her train came. To her surprise, the guy got on the train with her despite the fact that it was not going in the…
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Episode #79 – Men and the Epidemic of Loneliness
Men, especially heterosexual men, tend to have very few deep, emotional connections, and of the ones they do have, very few of them are with other men. And that’s actually a problem. Men are dealing with an epidemic of loneliness and isolation and it’s literally killing us. But despite the damage that loneliness can cause,…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Get Started In BDSM?
Hi Dr. NerdLove – My husband wants to experiment in BDSM play, specifically being dominated. I’m on board with this but he either won’t or can’t tell me what he wants. I’ve tried suggesting different ideas but he says no to all of them. I think he hope that I’ll just do some stuff that…
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