Social Media
#443: Ending the reign of FEELINGSTERROR (slight edit)
Morning, Dear Captain: I have a friend who I suspect is battling some pretty severe anxiety/depression problems. It makes her extremely defensive and difficult to be around, because literally anything you say can trigger FEELINGSBOMBS packed with rusty nails of self-pity that then require tedious removal and soothing via her preferred social media channels. She […]
#417: How do I let mutual friends know about my imminent breakup and move?
Happy 2013, everybody! Dear Captain Awkward: Here’s the deal. About 4 months ago I moved with Boyfriend about a thousand miles away from my family and friends for a job offer he received. The city we moved to is big and we figured that it would be easy for me to find a job there. […]
#374: Naked pictures run amok on the internet, again.
Dear Captain Awkward: I found a private message on my husbands fb. ( i wasnt snooping, our son (4yrs) had his phone and has posted on fb before, if i was snooping i would say so.) He had a conversation with an old friend from h.s. during the convo she wanted to send him photos […]
#357: Dispatches from the Mean Old People Internet
Hi Captain Awkward, I want to preface my email by saying that I really love my mom. I really do. We had a great relationship when I was growing up and we still do, for the most part. Generally she is an accepting, loving, level-headed person, albeit gullible at times. She is a Christian and […]
Reader question #41: I’m sorry I keep touching that lady.
I am a straight married man who plays on a coed softball team. There is a woman on the team who is very nice and friendly and we stand around talking often. Unfortunately I have a habit, especially when the conversation gets a bit animated, of reaching out and touching people on the arm or […]
The Book of the Face
I lied the other day when I said I was out of letters. I have at least four in my inbox that go like this: Backstory, backstory, backstory, backstory, backstory, backstory….So, then I “unfriended” (my cousin, old high school friend, coworker, ex) from Facebook, and he/she wrote me a giant sad email and/or called everyone […]
Links!
I like this post about how to promote yourself without being a jerk. I’ve been linking CaptainAwkward.com hardcore on the Book of the Face and the Twitter. This is a good reminder that you have to self-promote your work (no one else will), so don’t feel ashamed, but also don’t be such a Dalek about […]
