‘Social Skills’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

Q: I’m a 21-year-old girl who can’t seem to have a relationship with any guy. Guys all seem to see me as a friend and nothing more. I’m not ugly or overweight. I don’t have any obvious deficiencies. I go to med school and have a normal social life, yet I’m the only one of [...]

Q: I am a 50-year-old male. I lost most of my vision about 11 years ago from a virus and am now legally blind. I was also diagnosed with depression 2 years ago by my doctor, and he put me on 20 mg of paroxetine per day. I have always been an “antisocial” person, but [...]

Q: I have a friend who is a constant liar. It is to the point that I don’t believe anything she says anymore. I am pretty sure she knows she is doing it because once or twice recently, her 13-year-old called her on it, and she screamed at him that he didn’t know what she [...]

Q: I’m the mother of a boy who is clearly going through puberty. His voice is changing, he’s becoming more muscular, and his hormones appear to be raging. He is a very good looking young man and is very social and popular.
The problem is that I don’t know if some of his behavior is “normal” [...]

Q: I just started dating a younger man. I’m 39 and very successful. He’s 23 and is quite mature for his age. We’ve been dating for 3 weeks, and things are going great. We’re both very attracted to one another. Here’s the question: What are the chances a relationship like this, with a 15+ age-year [...]