latestAugust 09, 2021

I Live With Vulnerable Parents. How do I Date Safely During COVID?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: Longtime reader here. I’m a 24 year old male with limited dating experience who’s gotten dates here and there over the past few years and would like to think I’m getting better at t... more

July 30, 2021

I Just Blew Up My Marriage. Is It Too Late To Fix It?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I need some help figuring out what to do, and I will be upfront and say I fracked up and I caused this crisis in my life and I know I was wrong, but I still don’t know what to do ne... more

May 13, 2021

How Do I Get Over My First Serious Heartbreak?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I’ve been watching a number of your videos lately, and they’ve been a great help to me so far.  However, I’m finding that I’m in a situation at the moment that I don’t think has bee... more

April 13, 2021

How Do I Ask A Friend Out On A Date?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I’m finding that, throughout the pandemic, a lot of long-term couples have broken up – including a few mixed-orientation ones where I’ve known the woman for a while, but never imagi... more

April 09, 2021

How Do I Become More Attractive To Women?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: For the last month and a half or so, I went on some dates with a girl (who we’ll call L, for the purposes of this letter) who I met through Bumble. I really liked her, as we have si... more

March 16, 2021

She Ghosted Me, So Why Can’t I Get Over Her?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: Long time lurker, first time writer. I met this girl back in April, before all this madness, and we really hit off. She gave me her number and over the next months we chatted almost... more

March 12, 2021

Can We Make A Long Distance Relationship Work When We’ve Only Just Met?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: After a few years of non-dating, I (F, mid-30s from Denmark) bumped into this awesome British guy (M, mid-30s) and we just hit it off. It was one of those meetings that lasted 6-7 h... more

February 11, 2021

Help, I’m Afraid It’s Too Late For Me To Find Love!

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I woke up in March and April of 2020 to the fact that I was an obese virgin that had no chance whatsoever of finding a girl to be in a relationship with, let alone just hook up with... more

February 04, 2021

Is Social Media Important When It Comes To Meeting Women?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: am a big fan of yours. You have helped me get through my feelings of inadequacy of being a virgin in my late 20s (By the way, where are all my virgins at? *laughs*), and my feelings... more

January 26, 2021

How Do I Get Over My Anxiety about Being A Virgin?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I’m in my first new relationship in 10 years and things are going really great! We’ve been together for over 3 months now and we really love and care about each other. However, due ... more

January 21, 2021

How Do I Apologize For Traumatizing My Ex?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I (m20) just made a huge mistake. I’ve been home from college for about a month now, with another two months left before in-person classes resume, and the cabin fever has set in har... more

December 23, 2020

Is It Possible to Date Safely During COVID?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I was hoping to get your opinion on a concern of mine.... more

December 22, 2020

Is My Partner Just Settling For Me?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: So, first things first: my partner (38NB, they/them) and I (28F) both have histories of abusive relationships. Their most recent partner before they met me was physically, sexually,... more

December 14, 2020

My Girlfriend Shared A Bed With Her Ex. Am I Wrong For Being Upset?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I really love your blog and I have used it a lot to gain confidence in dating and put myself out there over the years. I am an overweight 27 year old male, I am trying to lose weigh... more

December 11, 2020

Can I Go Crazy From A Lack of Sex?

DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: How do I stop feeling bad about lack of sex and not being able to get it? This has been an issue for me pre- and post-COVID. I’m a thirty-something heterosexual male who’s never ide... more

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