Dear Dr. NerdLove: My ex and I broke up a couple months ago; we were together 2 years and six months. She broke up with me because she said that I was manipulating her, even though I wasn’t and if I did it wasn’t on purpose. After this we stopped talking for a month. When…
Archives for October 2022
How Do I Stop Being An Incel?
Hey Doc, I need your help. I am an incel, but not the kind of incel that comes to mind when you hear or read the word. I am not a hateful incel. I’m simply an incel by the words definition, nothing more, nothing less. As for my major problem, it too is implied by…
How Do I Help A Friend Through A Break Up When I Have No Relationship Experience?
Hi Dr. NerdLove, I’ve got a bit of a conundrum. TL;DR: How do I, a person with no interest in or experience with dating, support someone else who is going through a horrendous break-up? FYI, since this isn’t about my own relationship drama, I’m going to try keeping the nitty-gritty details to a minimum. I…
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How Do I Know When My Dating Fears Are Real?
Dear Dr. NerdLove, I have a question I don’t think I’ve seen addressed anywhere before. You’ve written about how having ADHD makes you more sensitive to rejection and all that, so maybe you might be able to answer this for me: how do I know when something is all in my head and when I’m…
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How Do I Read My Girlfriend’s Mixed Signals?
Hi Dr NerdLove, This question may be a little all over the place but hopefully you can help me out. I’ve been dating this girl for around four months. I am really into her, but the mixed signals she is giving me has me in a constant tailspin and I’m about to throw in the…
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Help, I Stink… And I Can’t Fix It!
Hi Doc, I do realize how ridiculous this question is going to sound, but stick with me, for a second. I’m a 27 year old male, that is single and never had a relationship in his life. As I was reading in your archives, about all the usual stuff like how to meet women, talking…
