Slight programming note: prior to the COVID outbreak, this would have been the week that I visit family for the Fourth of July. But since travel is functionally canceled, we’re taking a staycation and a brief break from work. I’m working on arranging for some guest posts for next week, and we’ll be resuming the normal…
Archives for June 2020
On Examining One’s Behavior and Making Amends
I fucked up while flirting with a woman at a convention in 2017, but I didn’t realize it at the time. A year later, I was made aware, apologized, and have worked on changing my ways. This week, I found out that the woman was is still very hurt over what happened; I can only…
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How Should I Tell My Friend How I Feel?
I’m a woman in my 50s, waiting on divorce papers after years of separation (mutually stayed for economic reasons and kid with special needs). Kids now launched. Divorce is very amicable. Soon-to-be-ex is in another relationship, and I wish them well. It’s not the reason for the divorce. This isn’t the drama, just mentioning for…
Help, My Girlfriend Found My Tinder Account and Now She Wants To Break Up
Hi Dr NerdLove My girlfriend and I have been together for over six months. We met on Tinder. This morning we were having some friendly banter about how some guys were sliding in her DMs over her latest Instagram story post. To cut a long story short she was telling me how guys would continue…
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On Finding Out Your Heroes are Monsters (Or: Detoxifying A Culture)
Warren Ellis is someone who could be credibly referred to as a genius. Transmetropolitan — a futuristic riff on Hunter S. Thompson — has never felt more relevant than in the era of Trump and the nationwide Black Lives Matters protests. The Marvel cinematic universe exists in no small part because of his Iron Man comic…
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Episode #145 — The Problem With “Nice Guys”
Women often say that they want a nice guy, so why do so many of them think that nice guys are THE WORST? The trouble is that Nice Guy’s behavior works against them; what they see as positive and respectful is actually pushing people away. Here’s why being a Nice Guy drives women away… and…
