He’s made incredible progress in his love life. But now that women are starting to be interested in him, he’s terrified! Why is he so afraid of success?
fear is the little death
I Love My Boyfriend. So Why Do I Have Feelings For My Co-Worker?
Her new coworker is personable and a good listener and he’s cute. Now she’s worried because she’s starting to catch feelings… and she has a boyfriend.
What should she do?
Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Can I Compete With “Players”.
Doctor’s Note: I’m rerunning some popular classic columns while I’m on vacation. Regular publication will resume next week. Today’s column was originally published on 8/17/2018 Hi Doctor, There is something where I think you haven’t spent much words on before (or I may have missed it), of which I would find your view on the…
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How To Be Fearless With Women
Trying to meet amazing women can be incredibly intimidating, even terrifying. There’s an understandable fear of judgement or rejection, especially since meeting women requires deliberately making yourself vulnerable to a relative stranger. There’s also the understandable worry of what your social success says about you and your worth as a person. However, so much of…
How Do I Get Over My Fear of Women?
Hello Doc, I’ve been struggling for over a decade to express my interest and sexual desire to women in any meaningful way. When opportunity is there, I instinctively disengage and mentally collapse inward. I become physically anxious and upset, even while my thoughts are calm or elsewhere altogether. Call it shyness, call it social anxiety,…
These Mistakes Are Costing You Dates
I have a serious question for you: are you someone who plays to win, or who plays to avoid losing? Most folks would say that, yes, they absolutely play to win. Even if they’re not the sort of min/maxing, loophole-finding, cutthroat gamesman who makes board game night a flaming hellscape, people will generally say that…