How to Get Closure When You Don’t Know Why it Ended
Embed from Getty Images She doesn’t know why he broke off their engagement but it’s still possible for her to find peace. ____ What do I do when my future husband decides to end our relationship...
View ArticleWhen a Marriage Ends, Asking ‘Why?’ is the Worst Thing to Do
Embed from Getty Images You’re not really trying to learn anything. You’re looking for a reason to beat yourself up. ____ How many of us make the “mistake” of marrying the wrong person? There must be...
View ArticleThe Power of Love: On Friendship, Acceptance and Death
This testimonial of love and acceptance between two friends is sweeping social media, yet few have heard it—until now. — Since the beginning of time, man has known that the sun rises and sets at a...
View ArticleHow to Get Over Her
Embed from Getty Images The road to recovery after a breakup can be long and challenging. But Doctor Nerd Love has some solutions to make it a little easier. ––– Breakups and rejection are an...
View ArticleReuniting Father and Son, One Match at a Time
Following five years of schizoaffective disorder episodes, I had trouble communicating with my Dad. I had forgotten all the good things he had done for me and I had blamed him for things that weren’t...
View ArticleDump Her – It’s Manly
Embed from Getty Images I have an urgent message for parents everywhere: Please, please raise your sons to dump women. Among the many values that must be instilled in boys, the importance of dumping...
View ArticleClosure: What it is and why we Want it so Badly
Embed from Getty Images — I’ve said to myself over and over, “If only I could have closure, then I could move on.” But what exactly does closure mean to me and why do I think I need it in order to...
View ArticleLava Lamps and the Way They Make Me Contemplate Life
— There is something about a lava lamp that’s intriguing. It’s very abstract and impossible to predict a pattern. There is a nice cycle of life in a lava lamp. The lava grows, it reaches new heights,...
View ArticleClosure is a Myth and it Will Waste Your Time
Closure is a popular idea among our society. Your relationship breaks down, you are fired, you have hurtful memories of things that happened in your childhood, you have hurt other people and that...
View ArticleThe Irrational Logic Behind Closure
Embed from Getty Images — On your computer, if you draw a rectangle and then put a line halfway through it to create two rectangles, and then another line halfway through the new rectangle you’ve...
View ArticleThe Generation Missing The CLOSURE
The path always beautifies the journey but it’s the destination that justifies it. We are a generation in hurry!! This rush, knowingly or unknowingly, is making us a Fad generation. Whether it is a...
View ArticleAsk Dr. NerdLove: Why Doesn’t My Junk Work Right?
Embed from Getty Images — Heyo Doc, I met this girl last summer as a tour guide while I was on vacation. My grandpa talked me into asking her out before we left town, so I gathered up the courage and...
View ArticleThis is What Real Closure Is
Embed from Getty Images He learned that holding on wasn’t working — RSVP to join weekly calls on Love, Sex & Relationships — She’d left my house early the previous night. She wasn’t texting me...
View ArticleIs it Possible (or Necessary) to Get Relationship Closure?
— This piece by Jor-El Caraballo was originally published on Talkspace. Closure is a relationship trope that we often see play out in blockbuster movies. When a couple breaks up, we often see the...
View ArticleRadio Silence: Making a Case for Not Talking to an Ex
— I had never heard the term “radio silence” until the day a male friend of mine was explaining how he ended an “on and off” relationship that wasn’t going anywhere. He said, “I told her I needed total...
View ArticleHow to Exit A Relationship Gracefully
There is no right way to end a relationship. It’s hard to end a relationship and to leave one or either person happy. If you are the one ending the relationship, there is no way to be the good guy. The...
View ArticleWhy ‘Closure’ Doesn’t Exist
“I think what I need is closure,” I said as I looked up at my friend who sat across from me on my bed. She nodded slowly and looked past me, confusion clouding her expression. “What do you think that...
View ArticleAsk Dr. NerdLove: Why Does Sex Ruin My Relationships?
— Hi Doc, My question is about forming lasting relationships rather than any initial problems meeting girls. I was seeing this girl recently and initially things went really well – I felt there was a...
View ArticleJust Broke Up?
“Is there anything I can do to rekindle the relationship with my ex?” It’s one of the biggest questions we have after a breakup. And if you’re finding yourself losing sleep at night, replaying...
View ArticleWhy Am I Still Not Over My Ex?
— Hi Dr. NerdLove, I’m a 21 year old guy just about to finish college. During my freshman year, I met this wonderful girl (call her Alpha) – beautiful, smart, funny, everything one could hope for. She...
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