He adores his boyfriend, but he just can’t feel comfortable around his parents. Is there some way to fix this, or is he doomed to have an awkward Christmas?
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I Don’t Know How To Get Over My Ex
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…
Episode #124 – Why Women Don’t Like Nice Guys
Why do women say they want to find a nice guy, but never seem to date them? The answer is that what women are not saying is actually more important. Whenever a woman says “I wish I could find a nice guy”, there’s the unspoken modifier: “I wish i could find a nice guy… who actually…
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The Broken Masculinity of The Punisher
Warning: Spoilers for parts of Daredevil season 2 and The Punisher Like the incredible Jessica Jones, Marvel’s The Punisher examines and elevates a character and a genre defined by tropes and clichés. Despite being one in a long series of knock-offs of the Lone Vigilante genre – codified in its modern format by Death Wish and the Executioner…
The Science of Nice Guys and Assholes
One of the never-ending struggles for men is the dichotomy of the Nice Guys vs. the Tough Guys. The Nice Guy is sexually null, a pathetic being who can’t earn a woman’s affection through his own worth and so attempts to weasel his way into her heart (and pants). The Tough Guy though… he’s the dude…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Need A Hero
Doc, I have a question about whether men need to be ‘able to protect their women. Quick backstory first – I was recently attending a wedding reception with a (fully platonic) female acquaintance when we stopped off at a nearby shop to get some supplies. I was already preoccupied with the prospect of seeing a…