Dr. NerdLove, This is absolutely the first time I’ve ever heard of you, but I read a few articles and thought, ‘Wow, I hope he’ll answer mine,’ because, while the articles I’ve already read do speak to some of the issues I’m having, I don’t think they speak to most of the issues themselves. Let…
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Episode #149 — How Do You Know If She’s Right For You?
What makes one relationship last, while another falls apart? Why do you seem to have found your dream relationship, only to have it turn into a nightmare? Your partner may seem perfect, but it takes more than shallow commonalities to make a relationship work. Just because things are amazing in the beginning doesn’t mean that…
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Help, My Girlfriend Found My Tinder Account and Now She Wants To Break Up
Hi Dr NerdLove My girlfriend and I have been together for over six months. We met on Tinder. This morning we were having some friendly banter about how some guys were sliding in her DMs over her latest Instagram story post. To cut a long story short she was telling me how guys would continue…
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Help, He’s Afraid Of Flirting
Dr. NerdLove, This will probably needs some context. First, I’m polyamorous; I’m married, have a long-term girlfriend, and still occasionally go out with new people. Everyone knows and consents, it’s all ethically done, and it’s going great. The second important part is that I was raised in the evangelical tradition of purity culture; more specifically…
Episode #125 – Are You Trapped In A Toxic Relationship
Toxic relationships can be hard to recognize. Are you being stubborn and selfish? Or is something actually wrong? Toxic people don’t look like cartoon abusers, gloating about how great it is to manipulate folks. Learning how to recognize the signs of a toxic relationship — and how to avoid them in the first place —…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do We Stop Fighting Over Our Wedding?
Hey Doc, Long time reader, first time writing in. My fiancé (22) and I (23) have been together for a lovely 5 years, have never had a single fight and have been fairly good at communicating. Our wedding is scheduled for mid next year and we have of course got into the intensive planning phase. …
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