Every once in a while, a topic will just drop into my lap because The Discourse becomes inescapable. And this time, the topic of value and what it means to be (or attract) a “high value” man has been popping up everywhere. TikTok – and Twitter accounts talking about TikTok – has been an absolute…
Masculinity
The Masculinity Moral Panic
If you were to pay attention to the news — or trending topics on social media — you could be forgiven for thinking that manhood and masculinity is in retreat. After all, various conservative influencers, pundits and politicians have been banging the gong to warn people about the impending crisis of manhood. On Thursday, November…
Why Do Women Love “Himbos”?
One of the topics that comes up the most often when it comes to dating advice is, paradoxically, the one that folks get wrong the most often: “what do women find attractive in men?” This is an evergreen subject (ahem), in no small part because of how often guys buy into mistaken ideas about what…
What Does It Mean To Be Strong?
I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be strong, lately. Not in the physical sense, but what it means to be emotionally and mentally strong. The idea that people today — men especially — are “weaker” or “can’t handle it” is tossed around with gleeful abandon. In fact, the underlying conflict of Cobra…
What “Forged in Fire” Can Teach Us About Manhood
I’m a big believer in the idea that your attitude shapes your life and the world around you. Perception is, in a very real way, the filter through which we interact with the world, and we can choose how to perceive it. Choose the right outlook and the right beliefs and the world will provide you…
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Dying To Be A Man
It’s said that times of crisis and trouble are what reveal someone’s true character. That we are most authentically ourselves in the times when we are tested, our support is ripped away and we are forced to confront hardship in ways we never do otherwise. It is in those minutes that we see the truth…