We think we’re really good at reading the room, until we have to attend a funeral. There’s no script, no clear rules for what ...

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.

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 ...

Whether it's not making eye contact or being brutally honest, the things people with zero social skills do that make them ...

Jillian Rose Reed, who pays Tamara on MTV's “Awkward,” sat down with TheWrap's Rebecca Rosenberg at Mixology to dish about what fans could expect from Tuesday's episode. “We get to see some really ...

FRIGID New York, in collaboration with Pale Girl Productions (Will Clegg and Grant Bowen, producers), will bring back their bi-monthly comedy storytelling show ...

Last week, in a social media post Brené Brown advised her readers to, “Stay awkward, brave and kind.” When I read her post, I did a double take and thought, “Here’s a message I can get behind. Brave ...

We’ve all been there — the cringeworthy moments when words come out wrong or when a heartfelt gesture like a hug goes unreciprocated, or a pause in a conversation lingers just long enough to become ...

When something so awkward happens that you can only stare at the ground, hoping it will open up and swallow you, saving you from the cringe, the best thing you can do is...call more attention to it.

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 ...