Dear Dr. NerdLove, I can’t move on from my ex. Or, really, I don’t want to move on. I’m still in love with her and I feel like we can make things work somehow—even though we’re not speaking at the moment. The story: At the beginning of 2020, I separated from my wife of two…
Archives for February 2021
How Do I Date When I’m This Ugly?
Hi Dr NerdLove, I’m reaching out to you because I feel like I’ve reached my wits end with trying to find a date or find a girl who’ll give me a chance despite my extreme ugliness. Anyway, a little about myself, I’m 21 and I’m a University student living in the United Kingdom. I’m brown,…
We Only Just Met. Can We Make a Long Distance Relationship Work?
Dear Dr. NerdLove: After a few years of non-dating, I (F, mid-30s from Denmark) bumped into this awesome British guy (M, mid-30s) and we just hit it off. It was one of those meetings that lasted 6-7 hours. We shared laughter, life stories, bad jokes, what we do for living (without overdoing it), shared pictures…
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We’re Growing Apart. What Do I Do?
Hello Dr NerdLove! I have an issue of, I guess, becoming less of a nerd. Let me explain: I (31f) have been married to my partner (35m) a few years now. When we started dating 7 years ago, we shared a lot of traits. Our best year together was when we lived abroad, worked in…
How Do You Know When It’s Time To Break Up?
Hi Doc, My boyfriend and I (a man) have been together for just over two years. I feel like we moved much too fast at the beginning of our relationship. We said the L word before even having been together for 2 weeks, and we moved in together after 6 months. I have also been…
Should I Give My Ex Another Chance?
Hi Doc, There’s something bugging me lately, and I can’t figure a way out or make a conscious decision about it. I’m from France, so apologies for any issues with my English. To give some background, I’ll tell a few things. First, I must say that I’m bipolar, and thus always had abandonment issues in…






