Dear Captain! My awkward problem is this: I've been dating this guy for about two and a half months. He's nice! I like him! He seems to like me! I've stayed over at his place a few times and he's been to my apartment. But he won't introduce me to anyone in his life (and … Continue reading #623 “Is it weird that my boyfriend won’t introduce me to his friends?”
Tag: social interactions
#538: Forgiving a Friend’s Darth Vader
Dear Captain,How obligated are we to try and forgive our friend's significant others for the harm they have caused in the past? To make a long story short, my friend A started dating person B. I wasn't wild about B, but I wasn't the one dating him, and our casual interactions initially seemed fine, so … Continue reading #538: Forgiving a Friend’s Darth Vader
#342: The rare one-size-fits-all approach to when your friends run themselves down in front of you.
Dear Captain Awkward - I have a happy life with awesome friends and partner and offspring. I use my words on all kinds of things, as recommended. This generally results in lots of good talk about everything. But I am halted when my friends launch into self-criticism. "I am fat" or I am so stupid" … Continue reading #342: The rare one-size-fits-all approach to when your friends run themselves down in front of you.
#336: Gracefully exiting from conversations.
Dear Captain Awkward, I've recently been going to social events where I don't know anyone (such as MeetUp groups - thankyou for the suggestion BTW - I didn't know about them until you mentioned them) in order to meet new people and perhaps rebuild some kind of social life, since the one I had kind … Continue reading #336: Gracefully exiting from conversations.
#194: “I am so socially awkward that my boyfriend won’t take me anywhere.”
Hi Captain, I am a twenty-something girl who has absolutely no clue how to act in social situations. My partner of 5 years refuses to take me to restaurants or pubs, because I always ruin the mood by saying something stupid or embarrassing. I'm big on social media and connecting the conversation to recent events, which … Continue reading #194: “I am so socially awkward that my boyfriend won’t take me anywhere.”
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