Breaking up with someone is never easy. Even when it’s a break up that had to happen, you’re going to end up with complicated feelings towards your ex. No matter how bad the relationship was – or how badly it ended – it’s natural that you’d have questions and doubts. You may wonder if you did…
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How NOT To Handle A Bad Date
Many of us have found ourselves pondering how to escape a bad date. But most of us likely haven’t faced legal action because of it. On Wednesday, May 17th, Austinite Brandon Vezmar became a new Internet sensation. The Austin-American Statesman broke a story about Vezmar suing his date for texting during a showing of The Guardians of the Galaxy,…
Paging Dr. NerdLove Episode #22 – Behaviors That Kill Attraction
This week, we’re going to be talking about an issue a lot of men letting their behavior ruin any attraction they’ve built up with women. This is something I see happen all the times when guys have started to get better with women and social skills – they have a decent or even strong start…
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Nerds and Male Privilege – Nerds Behaving Badly
We’re two weeks into the new year and it seems to me like the perfect time to talk about an old topic: nerds and male privilege. Last week I talked about MIT Professor Scott Aaronson’s emotionally vulnerable comment about being terrified of women growing up. While this was an excellent example of the problematic Nice Guy attitude, there…
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Men Behaving Badly – Street Harassment And Cat-Calling
Regular readers will note that I regularly intersperse my dating advice with discussions about what some may term “social justice” – issues dealing with feminism, harassment, bullying and generally shitty behavior. On occasion, I’ll get a question from someone who wants to know why I’m talking about all this Social Justice Warrior bullshit and when…
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