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#584: The Elephant In The Room is in the room.
It’s my blog, and I’ll lighten the mood of serious posts with photos of baby elephants if I want to. Hi! So here’s the setup; I’ve been in a long term relationship for a while now (going on a decade)....
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#585: My church community is angry at me for dating an atheist.
Dear Captain, Last Fall, I began dating an awesome guy. He’s nerdy, a real feminist, and is just as much in love with me as I am with him. Things have been great and we both know how to use our words...
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#590: I want my partner and I to be able to check in with each other about...
Reminder, Chicago people, Story Club South Side is tonight at 7:30 pm. It will be awkward in the best possible ways. Hi Captain and Crew, My partner and I have been together about eight years, and...
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#591: How do I tell my nosy mom about my ummfriend?
Dear Captain Awkward, I have a slightly complicated situation that I don’t know how to talk (or better yet, avoid talking) about with my parents. Recently, I’ve met a guy and had a couple dates with...
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#592: Am I sabotaging my academic career by dating a guy with no degree; or,...
“One of you lucky ladies is going to get tenure!” Hi Captain (& friends), I have been dating an awesome guy for a little over a year now. It’s not really my style to gush over a romantic partner,...
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#594: My boyfriend won’t watch my favorite TV show
From Wire Inspire, a worthy Tumblr. Hi Awkwards! My boyfriend and I have been together for around 2 years. We’re incredibly compatible and this relationship has done a lot for me. I was in a pretty...
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Shall I Compare Thee To a Summer’s Day? July Search Terms
It’s July, so time for the monthly “let’s answer the stuff people typed into search engines” post. It is, as always, a very mixed bag of topics. 1. “Is my partner’s family using my family for money?...
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#596: There Are More Dudes on Heaven And Earth Than Are Dreamt Of In Your...
Dear Captain, I couldn’t find a similar story, and I don’t know how strong a bro-relation is, so I’ve been quite confused for a while. The history about this story is bigger, but I only want to point...
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#600: How do I “help” my friend (my friend I’m totally in love with)?
Dear Captain, In essence, I absolutely adore this girl, but there’s someone else, and she has problems being away from home. As a disclaimer: this isn’t some crush, or the case of a naïve adolescent....
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“Guess I’ll Go Eat Worms”: Loneliness Link & Open Thread
Robin Marantz Henig’s piece on loneliness and the science of how loneliness affects the brain is sad and interesting and relevant to our interests, I think: What is different about lonely people is how...
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#603: “I can’t stop cheating on my perfect boyfriend.”
Willow, talking about Evil Willow: “That’s me as a vampire? I’m so evil, and skanky…and I think I’m kinda gay.” 1) How has this image never come up at the blog before? 2) Don’t marry off just one of...
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#604: Is there a Hallmark card for “I got divorced?”
Dear Captain Awkward, I am a straight male in the process of getting a divorce. I am the one who filed for it. I did so out of necessity because my spouse has been increasingly unstable and abusive...
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#607: Do I have to stop drinking entirely because my boyfriend is in recovery?
Dear Cap, The first date I had with him, we both ordered water–I feel awkward having a glass of wine with dinner if the other person isn’t having a drink too. It took three dates, when I suggested...
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#608: My partner wants to move in together, but I don’t feel comfortable...
Ahoy, Captain! My partner and I have been together for about three years now. We don’t live together, but lately my partner has been saying that he would like to start cohabiting – not necessarily...
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Advice on love, identity, vaginas, and stand-up comedy
Cameron Esposito, y’all. <3 <3 <3
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#610, #611, and #612: Variations on Kissing The Boss
Dear Captain Awkward: I have a really great job; creatively fulfilling, changing and full of new challenges and people. I’ve been in this job for a lot of my 20’s, and devoted a lot of time and...
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#615: How do you make “let’s be friends” work after a break-up?
Dear Captain Awkward and the Awkward Army, Long story short: my kind, hilarious, handsome (ex) boyfriend and I just broke up because after two years of things being “great!” we realized that nagging...
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#616: Where should we live? & Summer Pledge Drive Day 1
Hello everyone! How are you? ICYMI, I wrote a non-spoilery (since I haven’t even watched the episode yet) piece about Doctor Who and friendship that’s up at Indiewire. Special thanks to TV editor Liz...
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#617: All The Dating Advice, Again
Dear Captain Awkward, So I’m a guy, 20 years old and totally devoid of any form of romantic relationship. Ever. I’ve never so much as held hands with a member of the opposite sex, never mind anything...
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It Came From the Search Terms: August And Everything After
Let’s play the game where we answer the questions people typed into search engines to find this place. Punctuation added. Wording unchanged. 1. “My bf won’t choose me over his brothers that are rude...
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