Link! How To Make More LGBTQ Friends

June 24, 2020 ~ JenniferP

I don't know who needs to read this but S. Bear Bergman is at Vice today with a piece on how to make more LGBTQ friends that includes both in-person hangouts and activities and online community recs tailored to these pandemical times. j/k I know exactly who needs to read this, half of you wrote … Continue reading Link! How To Make More LGBTQ Friends

#971: Fear of missing out on the work social scene: Everybody is hanging out without me.

May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 ~ JenniferP ~ 94 Comments

Dear Cap, I am an insecure introvert with a big ol mouth and the occasional attitude problem. I've worked a lot on being more careful with what I say and keeping work relationships more professional than personal. Then I switched to teaching. Teaching, as I have found, builds a kind of in-the-trenches bond with your … Continue reading #971: Fear of missing out on the work social scene: Everybody is hanging out without me.

#876: Loneliness and Anticlimax

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ JenniferP ~ 76 Comments

Dear Captain Awkward, I reached a major professional milestone that I have been working towards for seven years in college and while working. (Not an unusual amount of time.) My colleagues and I received our results simultaneously. Less than half of us were successful (also not unusual). We’re around the same age, but I am … Continue reading #876: Loneliness and Anticlimax

#249: How do I reclaim my awesomeness?

May 18, 2012May 18, 2012 ~ commanderlogic ~ 50 Comments

Hiya Captain, I need some help putting myself back together again. Basically, my partner and I moved into his parents' house for about a year and a half after the birth of our second child owing to some financial complications we hadn't anticipated. This was very kind and generous of them, and I want to … Continue reading #249: How do I reclaim my awesomeness?

Question #153: How do I make and keep friends?

December 19, 2011December 19, 2011 ~ JenniferP ~ 46 Comments

Captain Awkward, My Dad happened to say something the other day that struck a chord with me. He was talking about how nice it was when he recently met up with an old friend from college, and said he had not contacted him previously because he didn't want to assume his friend wanted to keep … Continue reading Question #153: How do I make and keep friends?

Question #113: How do I make plans with flaky San Francisco people?

September 20, 2011September 19, 2011 ~ JenniferP ~ 29 Comments

Dear Captain Awkward: So I am a recentish transplant to San Francisco at 28. I have many acquaintances here from various parts of my life, as SF is one of those cities people just end up in. These people are not connected to each other in any way. As I attempt to build a friendship … Continue reading Question #113: How do I make plans with flaky San Francisco people?

Guest Post! Question #91: Moving vs. Staying. Instructions for finding Your People and Your Place.

August 12, 2011 ~ JenniferP ~ 20 Comments

Commander Logic took this one on for me. All hail Commander Logic! Hi there Captain Awkward, Following your great advice to my previous queries, here's another that maybe could just have gone into the comments thread of 'You don't have to make it work out'. So, my lab supervisor took up a shiny new position … Continue reading Guest Post! Question #91: Moving vs. Staying. Instructions for finding Your People and Your Place.

Reader question #35: On bouncing back and finding community.

April 12, 2011April 11, 2011 ~ JenniferP ~ 9 Comments

Dear Captain Awkward: Since the new year began, I've been having some fairly serious life issues. I had a major panic attack in January, and then my house caught on fire at the end of February. I've been really struggling to keep my head above water. I finally started seeing a therapist, changed my work … Continue reading Reader question #35: On bouncing back and finding community.