Should I Dump My Best Friend For Breaking My Heart? - Paging Dr. NerdLove
Her best friend's behavior has left her wondering if he ever liked her at all. Should she bring it up to him? Or should she just leave their friendship?| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Her best friend's behavior has left her wondering if he ever liked her at all. Should she bring it up to him? Or should she just leave their friendship?| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Hello Doc! Long time reader first time writer. Your column has hit really close to home many times and I figured it couldn’t hurt to get your take on my situation. I am a hyper-independent female with a relatively active social life and am good with the opposite sex and dating. Sounds great right? Where’s the catch you ask? My problem starts when the sexy time ends and attachment begins. To be super cliché, I don’t do love, rather I don’t feel love, at least not the hearts and flutte...| Paging Dr. NerdLove
He knows he has the skills to be more social, but he's still having a hard time connecting with people. How do you fix a problem you don't know you have?| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Everyone is going to have awkward moments. It's a universal truth: no matter how cool or accomplished you are, you will do things that will make you cringe so hard your skin will crawl off you. Even people you suspect have everything together can feel awkward and uncomfortable. Chris Evans may be the living incarnation of Captain America, but he's also an awkward mess at times. If Steve Rogers gets terrified at dealing with social issues, who else might? Of course, for many of us, those a...| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Every man she dates treats her like a therapist or secretary. She has needs and would like support too. How can she get men to see her as a person?| Paging Dr. NerdLove
His fiancee's stayed in the same dead-end job for years and there's no change in sight. Is it bad that he's frustrated by her inaction?| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Emotional intelligence is one of those traits that tends to be woefully underdeveloped in men. Call it part of the toxic masculinity package; when things like 'having feelings' are treated as a weakness, men are taught to bottle them up and pretend they don't exist. It's not terribly surprising. After all, what's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear 'get in touch with your emotions'? In all likelihood, it's an absurd image of men sitting in a circle, crying like little girls ((No,...| Paging Dr. NerdLove
