They’ve been together for seven years and the chemistry was on fire. But now the passion is gone. Her desire’s still going strong, why isn’t his?
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How Do I Stop Being Scared of Sex?
Doctor’s Note: today’s column involves a brief discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation Hi Dr. NerdLove, I’m a mental health therapist who has been really glad to have your blog as a resource to recommend to some of my clients. Even if I give the same advice, it lands differently coming from you than from…
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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What Does Confidence Feel Like (To Someone Who’s Never Had It?)
Hey Doc, Proud patron of yours here and I’m happy to be writing in after years of reading your enormously helpful columns and watching videos. Thanks for all you do — I’m in a very satisfying relationship that’s about to cross the one year mark due in no small part to heeding your advice. You’ve…
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Why Do Men Find Me Too Scary To Date?
Hi Dr. NerdLove, I am a forty-something woman who has had (and still enjoys!) a very intense and independent life… but this seems to make me too “scary” (or should I say impressive/unusual/…weird?) to date for men my age: I speak five languages, I have lived in several countries and have a master’s degree, I…
What Do I Do About My Low Sex Drive?
Doctor’s note: Today’s letter deals with sexual and emotional abusive relationships and sexual assault Dear Dr. NerdLove: I (23m) have always had something of a low sex drive, as in, I just don’t really enjoy having sex or masturbating. I mean, there are some times when I do, but I would say it’s probably not…