Hey guys, before I get to today's letters, I want to let you know: next week I'm doing things a little differently. We're going to have a couple of guest writers who've generously agreed to share some of their thoughts and experiences with the world of dating from a woman's perspective. In fact, on Friday, we have a guest expert coming to take some of your questions about online dating from a woman's point of view. So for all of my female readers out there, if you have some questions about da...| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Breakups happen. It's a fact baked into every relationship: all relationships come to an end until one doesn't. Sometimes the breakup comes screaming out of the clear blue sky while other times it's like watching an oncoming train and knowing you'll never get out of the way in time. But not every relationship ends with a loud and dramatic climax. Sometimes the end has already come and nobody has noticed. Your relationship is shuffling along like a zombie, putting on the empty performance o...| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Having boundaries is an important part of emotional intelligence. Boundaries are how you keep toxic people out of your life. At the same time, however, it can be hard to enforce those boundaries. Humans are social animals; we have an instinctive desire to cooperate and to get along. But there are people who exploit those desires for their own ends. Users and abusers, parasites and emotional vampires, bullies and all-around assholes are all people who will take advantage of people who don'...| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Let's talk a little about relationship longevity. Most relationships aren't going to have what it takes to go the distance. In fact, many relationships simply can't last because of a simple fact: you're not sexually compatible. It may not seem like it at first, while you're caught up in the throes of new relationship energy. Even if you're not quite at the same level, you believe You see, new relationships are easy. All those chemicals flooding your brain - the deluge of oxytocin and dop...| Paging Dr. NerdLove
