Hi Dr. NerdLove. I appreciate your sane advice for dating, especially in this age. Unfortunately I have recently got into a bit of a rut as I am trying to improve my non-existent dating life. Forgive me for my bad grammar as English is not my first language. The best way for me to explain…
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I Turned My Life Around. So Why Can’t I Find A Date?
Hi Dr. NerdLove, I turned my life around, but still can’t find a date. I suppose I’m your typical young adult geek. I live in a small apartment with collectible toys on shelves. I play video games, gossip on pop culture websites and don’t sleep well unless I’ve watched an episode of Star Trek to…
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How to Be Someone People Love To Talk To
We talk a lot about the importance of developing your social skills. However, one of the mistakes I see people make over and over again is how often they focus on the flashier skills; the ones that seem bigger or more impressive. People will, for example, get hung up on all the possible ways of approaching someone at…
Why Do I Keep Hurting Myself?
Doctor’s Note: this column includes discussion of self-harm Hi Doc, I don’t know how to explain this, so I’ll give some background. I’m a 25 guy who never kissed a girl or held hands and so on. I’ve been rejected all my life and in many mean ways, always being told I was too ugly,…
My Boyfriend Used To Date My Son And I Don’t Know What To Do
Dear Dr. NerdLove: I recently met a man on a dating site. He’s younger but I think I’m over that part. When we first started talking, when I asked his last name it sounded familiar and I asked if he had relatives near where my son lives. I mentioned my son’s name, and he said…
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How Do I Tell My Partner I Didn’t Cheat?
Doctor’s Note: today’s letter deals with rape and includes explicit descriptions of sexual assault. Dear Dr. NerdLove: I had been with my partner for almost 10 years. Some significant things happened in my life and I hit a really low depression. Our relationship took a toll for it. Insert a mutual somewhat friend of ours….