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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The holidays offer many opportunities for awkward moments. Political discussions, of course, hold plenty of potential. But any time opinions differ, where estrangements have caused lingering rifts, or ...

We all have times where things get a little weird, but for those of us whose lives include a more regular wince factor, there’s good news. In his new book “Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...