"Awkward" is a subjective term, but generally speaking, awkward moments are just "deviations from small social expectations," explains Ty Tashiro, PhD, a psychologist and the author of AWKWARD: The ...

So you have a crush on your friend. Great! That’s awesome. But now you have to tell them … and that’s where things can get tricky. If you’re feeling nervous or awkward about confessing your feelings, ...

You know that sudden, awkward giggle that slips out in the middle of a tense conversation or serious moment? It can feel strange, even embarrassing, to laugh when nothing is remotely funny. But this ...

Ty Tashiro, a psychologist and the author of Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome, says socially awkward people feel out of sync with those around them. Tashiro, ...

There you are, all dressed up and seated across from a cute stranger in a fancy restaurant. Situations like these always make you kinda nervous, so you made a mental note to avoid being awkward on the ...

We all have our awkward moments — those times when we don’t know what to do with our hands, or we say something completely inappropriate at an important dinner party. But awkward people don’t just ...