For the average family, a photo shoot is about surviving the awkward parts. The stiff smiles, the matching sweaters, the ...

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 ...

Being socially awkward is often rooted in a variety of struggles a person may be facing. These could include low self-esteem, troubles with rejection and criticism, social anxiety, and more. Whatever ...

Reading social interactions is far from easy, and people who misread social cues always use certain awkward phrases to cover ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

Next time you ask yourself "Why do I feel awkward?" consult your Myers-Briggs type. Here, learn what triggers those feelings in you, according to your type. Molly Owens is the founder of Truity, a ...

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 ...

Growing up, I had an irrational fear of becoming a meme. This was in the 2000s—before the word “meme” had truly entered the popular lexicon of the internet-minded, before the “internet-minded” meant ...

UPDATE: Read our Awkward Season 5 finale recap here. If you're not sure whether to approach Tuesday's one-hour Awkward (MTV, 10/9c) as a season or series finale, there's a good reason for that: It's a ...

Premise: Strangers strip down in tropical locales and try to find common ground as they embark on adventurous dates (body painting, yoga, or paddling in giant inflatable shoes — yes, really) in just ...

She may look healthy these days, but Ashley Rickards has gone through some very dark times. The 22-year-old Awkward star reveals she has struggled an eating disorder for years. That includes ...