those jeans are falling apart and are being held together by good intentions and duct-tape rather than (wait for it) relationship material (BOOM!).

I have got to say, this one helped me more than any of the other ones. I’ve been pretty hung up on an ex of mine for about a year and a half. The relationship ended very abruptly and without much explanation. There’s been this part of me saying that if I just give it some time, we might be able to go back. But after…

Hey Dr NerdLove,

Great Column. I would add the obvious, that mental and physical health issues are often concomitant, and that the best thing this individual did once fully assuming a caretaker role was to seek some answers through therapy. I wonder whether or not their significant other’s health issues can be in part (or wholly)…

Spot on advice. My boyfriend and I had only been dating for about two months before he was hit with a mystery illness that left him bedridden for a prolonged period of time. It was fucking difficult to deal with, and eight months later we are still together but still dealing with the damage that his illness caused to…

You sound like the best therapist ever!

As a therapist, I will tell you (RLS) with all respect and tact what I would tell a patient in this situation:

RUN.

You’ve given more than enough of yourself to this other person. You’ve sacrificed enough. This was your first time out of the gate, and you need to (re)develop yourself as an individual. You’ve got a…

She took her (understandable) frustration about her life being on hold for a year due to medical issues out on you by setting you up to fail so she could justify having accepted your help for all that time and then immediately breaking up as soon as she didn’t need the help anymore.

It’s super shitty and she’ll have to…

You forgot the “Z”.

This was a really good one, Dr. Nerdlove. I’m particularly fond of ““On a break” is the break-up equivalent of “just the tip”” and the bit about how an ex represents the known. Really well said.

Yeah, as flippant (though accurate) as my own response was, the good Doctor should be applauded for the effort and depth he went to on this one. Congratulations Dr. Nerdlove.

It was your first relationship. You think it was true love. It wasn’t. You’ve romanticized it in your head because you have nothing to compare it to. You moved in too early. You stayed in it too long. You’re finally free. FIND SOMEONE ELSE. Do you know what the odds are of finding your one true love with your first…

John Green’s book is called “The Fault in Our Stars.” There is no “is” in the title.

out of all the cringe comments here, this was the most cringe

I’m afraid I can’t help with the girl who can’t come - I just saw that gif, realized it’s Jason Momoa, and I’m already halfway there. And I’m at work, dammit.

You didn’t post that nonsense to help others. You made that post to toot your own horn. I’ll tell you right now, no one who reads it is going to believe you. Not one single person. It’s too over the top, magic man. It’s actually embarrassing to read.

Was it your first time at the Welshly Arms Motel?