One of the ongoing challenges that comes with trying to improve your social life is… well, the social part. Specifically, meeting new people, connecting with them and building relationships with them that become professional connections, friendships or romantic relationships. All of us have had that ‘first day of school’ anxiety when trying to meet new…
Friendship
How To Build Stronger Friendships
Let’s talk about memes for a second. I promise, this will all make sense, so stick with me. For all that folks make oddly big deals out of memes, “meme magic” and and the like, I’ve found that they’re an interesting source of insight. I mean, part of why I got my ADHD diagnosis was…
How Do I Tell Someone I Don’t Want To Be Friends?
Hi Doc- This isn’t concerning dating, but I think you could offer some perspective. I (a man) have an acquaintance who is pushing pretty hard to become more than that, let’s call him Jerry, who I know because we attend the same religious service. Our relationship there hasn’t been deep – say hi, what’s new,…
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How Do I Stop Being Angry About My Relationships?
Hi Doc, So long story short I am a single guy approaching 30, never been in a relationship and only went out like 2 dates in my entire life. This all boils down to this major issue. Basically my brother has been in a toxic relationship for as long as I can remember and this…
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Did I Ruin My Best Friend’s Relationship?
Dear Dr. NerdLove: I need help with a tricky situation. We’re going to call my best friend Noel. Noel is a heterosexual woman, and I’m a heterosexual man, and we’re roommates. People think we’re a couple, and they have good reason to. We do everything together–dinner every night, coffee in the morning, tennis lessons, walking…
These Are Things You Only Learn When Your Friend Dies
This was the exact sort of update I never wanted to write. Back in 2017, I wrote “What Nobody Tells You About Grieving“as a way of dealing with feelings of losing a beloved pet and all the things it brought out about losing my father and grandmother over the years. At the time, it felt…
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