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I love men. I love how they move, how they sit, how they kiss. I love how they play air guitar, quote Swingers, man the grill, roughhouse together. I love to hear them bitch about their team losing, observe them trying (and...

Since I've been 30 for over a week now, I decided it was time to reflect on this monumental occasion in my young life. Here are a few of my reflections after three decades on this crazy planet:

Reflection #10: I am impressed with myself for simply 'getting by.'

Since...

Hey, men of the world, newsflash: It's not (always) your fault.

When it comes to the opposite sex, men often find women's reactions to be more than just puzzling -- they can seem downright bizarre. It can also be legitimately confusing for a man who wants to pay positive attention...

According to Tracy McMillan, the reason I'm not married is that I'm a selfish, angry, shallow, lying, slut who deep down doesn't feel like she's good enough.

In actuality, most of this is true for women -- and men, for that matter -- some of the time. We...