Doctor’s Note: today’s second letter deals with diet and weight loss. Hi Doc! I’m in quite a pickle. So, I and my boyfriend of three years broke up a few months ago. Long story short, I was miserable for MONTHS and finally worked up the courage to pull the trigger and end things. Needless to…
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Should I Reach Out To My Ex, Even After They Dumped Me?
Hello Doctor! I’m a recently turned 30 cis woman. I am also a recovering alcoholic who worked at the rehab that helped me. Recently I relapsed, due to several factors, but the big one was helping a fellow person with substance abuse. This man went to the same place shortly before I did, and was…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: My Boyfriend Joined The Alt-Right. What Do I Do?
Dear Dr. NerdLove, I find myself having a bit of an issue as the current political climate here in the US gets more and more tense. I’ve been in a relationship with a guy for about four years, living together for most of that time. We have our typical couple ups and downs, but mostly…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: Do I Owe Anything To My Ex?
(Doctor’s Note: Today’s column includes frank discussion about abusive relationships and suicide) Hi Doc, I’m in a confusing, morally conflicted place and I could use an outside perspective. For a long time, I was crushing on someone tangentially attached to my friend group. This didn’t stop me from dating other people, but I always paid…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: What If I CAN’T “Just Be Friends?”
Hey Doc, I basically need some advice about how to move on from an ex. I dated a guy for about two and a half months. I’m in college, he just finished a few weeks before we started seeing each other. At first it seemed he was very enthusiastic and making all of the moves…
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: Back In The Saddle Again
Doc, I need your help. The short version is that I have been married for 15 years, and together with my wife for 18, with two children (13 and 10). Two years ago, my wife explained that the marriage was over. We stayed together, largely for financial reasons, until I was able to move out…