How Can I Date When There Are Better Men Out There?
I’ve been looking at a lot of dating advice content online.
Dear Dr. NerdLove,
I think I have an intro you haven’t seen before, so I hope I’m special with this. I’m writing in because I’m triggered by a song. Ok maybe not really but it overlaps with what’s already bothering me and since it’s all on TikTok anyway it seemed like a good start to get your attention.
So here goes and I hope this makes me sound less crazy than that lede. I’m (m/24) single and have been for a couple of years. I had one serious relationship that started in college and ended when she left me for another man. I know what you’re about to say (long time, first time) so I will tell you that yes, she told me to my face she was leaving me for this specific other guy. No question about it. That wrecked me pretty badly and it was only recently that I’ve started trying to pull out of that spiral.
My problem is that while I’ve been trying to get my head back in the game, I’ve been looking at a lot of dating advice content online. Yours, obviously (and while I’m here are you ever bringing back the podcast?) but also a lot of people on TikTok and YouTube and so its not really a surprise that I get a lot of other advice playing in my…
