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 ...

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.

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 ...

Psychologist Ty Tashiro, author of "Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially awkward and Why That's Awesome," explains why awkward people are more likely to demonstrate "striking talent." Following ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some people just aren't meant to be cool. I am probably one of the most socially awkward people I know. Spoiler alert: I'm an Aquarius and I'm at the top of this list, so there you go. But really, I ...