Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Awkward moments happen. Cartoonist Adrienne Hedger knows this all too well. She's turned many of her awkward experiences into ...

First dates have undeniable potential to be awkward—and, honestly, they usually are at some point. It’s a situation that is ripe as any for discomfort: You’re meeting someone you barely know (or don’t ...

What a person says in uncomfortable moments can offer some insight into how social settings make them feel. Being socially awkward is often rooted in a variety of struggles a person may be facing.

People who are brilliantly awkward and shy often share other unique personality traits as well. Some of these characteristics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First things first, what is good awkward? To answer that, Pryor starts with separating the good from the bad. "Bad awkward is when ...

What’s so great about being awkward? On this episode of “Salon Mix,” we talk with Dr. Ty Tashiro about why we should actually embrace our quirks and the things we think are weird about ourselves.

Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking was a major bestseller. It’s not hard to see why: reading the book is an affirming and hopeful experience for introverts ...

Thanksgiving is the Super Bowl of awkwardness. You love these people (mostly), but the scripts are fuzzy. Do we hug? Do we talk politics? What do I say when someone hits me with the third “so, how’s ...

I'm tired of the word "awkward." I have this theory that we say "awkward" when we really mean that we encountered something that made us feel anxious, which is to say, we were forced to confront our ...

I’d like to talk some more about talking. A lot of you related to my last blog post, “An Open Letter to People Who Talk Too Much.” Not all in a good way, though. “You are a pretentious bitch,” one ...

Ashley Rickards' first big break wasn't her buzz-worthy role on the teen saga One Tree Hill, or even her critically praised gig on the high school hit Awkward, MTV's flagship comedy series. It was ...

On Awkward Season 5 Episode 9, our characters went through several hurdles as they got ready for prom, but the only one remotely excited for it was Lissa. Jenna probably had the worst day ever as she ...