DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I’m honestly not even sure how to begin writing about this – but here goes. I feel like being “too nice” is actually holding me back when it comes to dating and relationships.... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: This is the second question I have submitted and I just wanted to thank you for your answer on my first one a few years ago.... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: As a single man, how do I get past the idea that we are disliked and of low social value? I’m getting constant reinforcement of the idea that my presence as single man is unwanted ... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: This keeps happening and I genuinely don’t understand what I’m doing wrong.... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I (M28) am writing because I have a lot of trouble about moving on from my last (and only) relationship with a girl I’ll call Leila (F28). We were together for about five years, an... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I hope you’ll forgive me if I ramble a bit, I don’t have anyone else I feel safe saying this to.... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I wrote to you over a year ago about my less-than-stellar college experience (“I’m Afraid I Wasted My College Experience” 3/20/24). Well, since graduating from college, not much ha... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I’m a 23-year-old man with autism, and perhaps needless to say, it’s made my social life challenging – not to mention that I’ve struggled a lot with social anxiety, depression, the... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: Thanks in part to your advice (plus a lot of self-care, presenting a more authentic self, and just putting myself out there), I’m now in a relationship. Yay! Thank you!... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I’m going through the hardest moment of my life so far, at 24 years old.... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I’m writing to you because I feel completely lost.... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: This is not a relationship question in the usual sense, but I´ve been reading along for a while now and I think you still may be the right address for this concern, so to speak. Lo... more

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I’ve been stuck in a crossroads of the self-acceptance or self-improvement. Because, well, honestly, I don’t really like term or concept of “acceptance” because well it just sounds... more