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How Doubt Ruined My Relationship (But Saved Me Afterward)
Embed from Getty Images Sometimes doubt and instinct can be the clear voices we’re just not paying enough attention to. — “Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.” ―...
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Life, Death, and Writing after Divorce
He found new life and connection where most men would throw in the towel. — I died a little the moment my wife told me over dinner she wasn’t sure she loved me anymore. The world kept spinning. Life...
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Is He Really To Blame for His Relationship Failure? An Old Romantic Remembers...
Ah, to be young and in love. — First love is more than a fond memory that warms our heart when things grow cold romantically, or an awkward story to share when we are ready to entrust the care of our...
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Men and the Fine Art of Flirting (and the Decided Line for Harassment)
— First of all, you should know that I am a flirt. I come from a long line of proud flirters; both of my parents could have gone pro. If you have never had the pleasure of watching people who have...
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The Reality That All Women Experience That Men Don’t Know About
There’s this thing that happens whenever I speak about or write about women’s issues—things like dress codes, rape culture, and sexism. I get the comments: Aren’t there more important things to worry...
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How Has the Word ‘Love’ Changed Now That You’re a Father? Let’s Ask Dad
In our “Let’s Ask Dad” video series, these men consider the new meanings of love—and all its incarnations and depths— now that they’re fathers. — In this installment of The Good Men Project‘s “Let’s...
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What’s the Best Advice Your Father Ever Gave You? Let’s Ask Dad.
Instead of outright advice, sometimes dads model the behavior that we need the most. The Good Men Project video series “Let’s Ask Dad” seeks to glean all the best advice from these dads and from...
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When Your Kids Talk About You—What Do You Hope They Say? Let’s Ask Dad
Did they listen? Will they later buck against the boundaries that you’re setting for them now and defame dear old dad? Will they fly with their own wings later on, remembering who lead them to the...
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The Ugly Fairytale of Denying Your Sexuality Because of Societal Pressure
— By Joy Snyder I really liked Craig and his wife, Sofia*. They were weird, and I was 13. It was perfect. This odd couple had been involved with my small church for a few months as volunteers. They...
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What Men Need to Know About a Woman Expressing Her Sexuality (Online or Not)
Women like to feel sexy, and often it has nothing to do with men. — I am an openly sexual person. I write about female sexuality and orgasms. Our society dictates that we are supposed to cover all...
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If You Love Her, Give Her What She Needs—Without the Fairytale
She warrants authentic, noble love, and a man who accepts her as she is. — At a young age, I was sold the promise of happily ever after, where Walt Disney himself played out wondrous scenarios before...
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5 Dating Realities Men Wish Women Knew (and Some They Do)
Embed from Getty Images What bugs you most on a date? This simple, concrete question, usually yields vastly different answers when men and women each reveal what bugs them most about their date’s...
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7 Barriers to Happiness That Are Stopping Men From Being Free
Life is seldom smooth and most often it is full of setbacks and challenges that face us daily. At moments it can be overwhelming and we can focus on all of the negative things that are happening to...
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The Goose, Gander, and What it Means to Choose Your Partner Every Day
Embed from Getty Images RSVP to join weekly calls on Sex, Love, Etc. I recently wrote a piece about relationships between men and women in which I stated the following: Here is the real “work” of...
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9 Common Struggles for Adult Children of Alcoholics
If you’re an adult who grew up in an alcoholic family, some things can’t be outgrown. — Alcoholism has a lasting impact on children. Most of the adult children of alcoholics that I know underestimate...
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Mother’s Day is Selfish! (and Other Gaslighting Techniques)
Why is there always a “woman to blame”—even on Mother’s Day? — So I had this conversation with my stepdaughter who is enlisted military, active duty. Something she told me I can’t get out of my head:...
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Six Ways I Know My Dad Is a Good Man
I recently had a conversation with a friend who was beating up on himself (unfairly) about a (perceived) deficit that he (wrongly) feared would impact his beloved child negatively. Believe me when I...
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The Catch-22 of Emotional Availability
Emotional Connection and the City: where have the good men gone? — I’m Emotionally Available, But Am I? I find myself craving emotional intimacy with men. Yet, I am terrified to join an online dating...
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Marriage Fight Club: How Men and Women Learn to Keep the Passion
His fight, her fight, and the years of learning to win over the same ground—together. — I met him in our college Spanish class. After admiring him from afar for the better part of a year, we fell...
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Husbands and the Power of Negative Attention (and the Big Box of ‘Fs’ No One...
Are men who are “not listening” actually just subconsciously looking for some kind of passionate response in their partners? — I just had a fight with a good friend in which he told me to go buy “a...
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