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Why We're Still Talking About A 'Masculinity Crisis'

Salon | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Gender Differences, Men, Gender Gap, Education, Masculinity Crisis, Differences Between Males and Females, Gender Problems, Women News

No, you haven't stumbled across an article from 2005. Yes, we're still talking about the so-called "masculinity crisis." The new e-book "The Demise...

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How We Can Make Each Other Feel Like Rock Stars

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Depression, Mental Health, Divorce, Children, Co-Workers, Men, Psychology, Parenting, Mood, Friendship, Marriage, Relatives, Well-Being, Dating, Spouses, Rock Stars, romance.love, Self-Esteem, Women's Empowerment, Euphoria, Women News
Barbara Greenberg

Who, I would like to know, can resist wanting to feel appreciated and adored in an authentic way?

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Thoughts for College Dropouts: Love, Part II

O'Brien Browne | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Togetherness, Women, Relationships, Hope, Romance, Men, Lord Byron, Love, Healthy Living News
O'Brien Browne

This is Part II of "Love," started on the 8th of last month. I didn't plan on a Part II because I thought this little blog should be pointed and pithy...

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A Cautionary Tale: When Your Boss Wants to Become Your Friend

Nedda Alammar | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Men, Women, Small Business, Employees, Unemployment, Workplace, Boss, Unemployment Rate, Values, Ethics, Small Business News
Nedda Alammar

When my boss wants me to just roam around his office/cubicle and talk about whatever until he's ready to leave and maybe go out for drinks with him, my defenses are up.

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Why All Post 50s Need A Dating 'Wish List'

Ken Solin | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Women, Men, Relationships, Dating, Older Women Dating, Senior Dating Sites, Love Post50, Dating Over 50, Mature Dating, Lover Over 50, Fifty News
Ken Solin

My wish list of 20 qualities I want in my next lover received more than 1,000 comments. The level of anger and cynicism from hundreds of women frankly puzzled me. Absent a list as a starting point, there's lots of wasted time and little hope for success. Making a list of what you consider non-negotiable qualities is simply smart dating.

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From Father to Son

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Sons, Men, Parenting, Love, Appreciation, Children, Fathers, Relationships, Separation, Parents-Dads, Fatherhood, Parents-Fathers, Parents News
Steven Crandell

The gift of appreciation is the greatest of all gifts, for it acknowledges and validates the other person and sometimes starts a chain reaction of love that can reach across the generations.

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Why Men Can Be Mothers Too

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Adoption, Women, Children, Mother's Day, LGBT Rights, Politics, Gender, Mothers, Men, Fathers, Parents, Parents News
Carlos A. Ball

There are many men in America today, married and single, gay and straight, who mother their children every day. Motherhood is not about who one is; instead, it is about what one does.

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WATCH: When Men And Women REALLY Think

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: He Said She Said, Men, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Women, Video, He Said She Said Fallon, Jimmy Fallon, Funny Videos, Comedy News

It can be hard to tell what's going on in your significant other's head sometimes. Sure, they say they like your new haircut. But are they just being ...

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What Is the Difference Between a Prom Invitation and a Marriage Proposal? Not Much

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Rejection, Boyfriends, Dates, Proms, Men, Parenting, Facebook, Teenagers, Texting, High School Graduation, Dances, Romance, High School, Girlfriends, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

Marriage proposals have always been expected to be beautiful, creative, and memorable events. Well now, too, prom proposals or invitations are expected to be equally creative.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Talking

Ilana Ross | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Women, Hillary Clinton, Kesha, Speech, Nba, Vocal Fry, Sexism, Cnbc, Wall Street, Teens, Men, Boys, Adults, College News
Ilana Ross

The New York Times noted that a current linguistic trend called "vocal fry" is just one in a long line of largely female speech patterns that are seen often seen as a sign of stupidity. Young women who used vocal fry were being dismissed as insecure, naive, and dumb.

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Men Who Fear Emotional Honesty

Ken Solin | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Emotional Honesty, Women, Men, Relationships, Emotions, Gender Stereotypes, Masculinity, Manliness, Fifty News
Ken Solin

To react out of fear is neither manly nor authentic. Living in integrity is the moral high ground, and men needn't aim lower than that.

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Turning Boys Into Men: 4 Ways to Expand Your Son's "Boy Power"

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Biological Roots, Homosexual, Nuture, Raising Children, Single Motherhood, Motherhood, Girlish, Two-Mother Families, Guns, Gender-Based Expectations, Dad, Single Mothers, Femailes, Mo Superheros, Feminity, Feminine, Masculinity, Single-Mother Families, Moms, Families, Single Mo, Daughter, Dads, Men, Woman, Gay, Boys, Masculine, Gender-Correct, Mothers, Girls, Sports, Mother, Nature, Man, Father, Males, Fathers, Parents News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

We as a culture have held fast to the idea that we need to protect the boundaries between male and female. This is wrong, and even dangerous. Instead, we need to be reframing the discussion, and asking: What makes a boy a boy?

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I'm With Stupid: Making Yourself More Smarter the Alcoholic Way

Todd Hartley | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Congress, Bowling, Intelligence, Problem Solving, Beer, Alcohol, University of Illinois, Science, Men, Drinking, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

I, for one, always felt smarter when I was drinking. I felt fatter, sweatier and smellier, as well, but that's not really the point. I wasn't drinking to make myself more attractive. I was drinking to make the rest of you more attractive.

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What Divorce Taught Me About Being A Man

Steven Crandell | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Being a Man, Men, Parenting, Relationships, Love, Truth, Separation, Divorce News
Steven Crandell

Separation meant that many of my life plans became redundant. I felt I had to start from scratch in many ways

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Education and The Colonial Frontier: The Right Place for a Native American Man?

Lance A. Twitchell | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Alaska Natives, Social Justice, Social Change, Violence Against Women, Native Americans, Men, Higher Education, Alaska, Video Games, College News
Lance A. Twitchell

The classroom must become a different place if we are going to move away from mono-linguistic and mono-cultural mechanisms that destroy indigenous cultures and languages.

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Role Models and the Real World

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Anti-Rolemodels, Tony Porter, Heroes, Celebrity Packaging, Male Role Models, Mothers, Manhoods, Role Models, Mom and Dad Families, Fathers, Two Mother Families, Boys, Public Figures, "Don't Act Like a Man, Arkansas Football Coach, Single Mother Families, Women, Men, Ted, Female Role Models, Bobby Petrino, Parents News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

The increasing fallibility and uncertain availability of XY-chromosome role models combines with the blurring of gender roles to raise a question: Does a male role model actually have to be a man?

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Confessions of a 'Cat Woman,' or at Least One Arabian Mau

Rym Tina Ghazal | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Arab World, Women, Marriage, Cats, Men, Turtles, Spiders, Singles, Animals, Love, Dogs, Culture, Family, Culture News
Rym Tina Ghazal

Perhaps I am overreacting, but I don't understand why people give single women with cats that "oh, poor you" look, yet when they come across single men with pets -- whether they have cats, dogs, turtles, whatever -- they say: "How cute; he is so caring and sensitive."

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Men and Their Demons

Ken Solin | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Women, Men, Emotion, Relationships, Battling Demons, Inner Demons, Act Like a Man, Men's Emotional Health, Men's Health, Men's Groups, Ken Solin, Fifty News
Ken Solin

Strength of character is developed through facing adversity -- not avoiding it.

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Beltway Influencers Still Mad Men

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Women, Gender Gap, Income Gap, Pay, Male, Women CEOs, Salary, Men, Paycheck, Female, Inequality, Income, Money News

If the worst-kept secret on Capitol Hill is that top lobbying groups actually control the show, then the best-kept secret is that the whizzes behind t...

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Divorcing Your Family

Ken Solin | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Women, Men, Relationships, Family, Family Secrets, Family Feud, Divorce, Sibling Relationhips, Fifty News
Ken Solin

There are too many folks who still suffer the fallout from dysfunctional families. I hope to encourage them to make the choice not to continue suffering.

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PHOTOS: 5 Hotels For Pick-Up Artists

Oyster | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Women, Hotels, Ladies, Summer, Sex, Retreat, Men, Vacation, Pool, Slidepollajax, Guys, Warm Weather, Travel News
Oyster

Are you traveling with the guys and looking for some female company?

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Why Men Need Other Men

Ken Solin | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Friendship, Emotions, Men, Mental Health, Male Friendship, Men and Friendship, Bromance, Men's Group, Women-and-Mental-Health, Fifty News
Ken Solin

When I was a boy, my heroes were the strong, silent types portrayed in the movies. It took me a while to figure out what acting like a man really means.

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Raising Confident Sons Who Have Respect for Others

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Boys, Role Models, Gender Stereotypes, Women, Children, Single Mom Families Raising Sons, Dad, Mom, Men, Parenting, Mothers Raising Sons, Girls, Two Mom Families Raising Sons, Parents News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

The deep emotional connection between mothers and sons has been demonized for far too long.

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Why Touchy-Feely Guys Are A Disaster

Ken Solin | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Emotions, Women, Men, Relationships, Baby Boomers, Men's Emotions, Communicating With Men, Emotional Intelligence, Love Post50, Touchy-Feely Men, Fifty News
Ken Solin

Women suggested relationships might improve if men became more emotional. Not knowing what that actually meant, what followed were touchy-feely guys, a disaster for women and men alike.

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Surprising Things Women, Men Want Revealed By Social Media Study

Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Gender Differences, Women, Social Media, Men, Video, Ice Cream, Ford, Automobile, Science News

By: Leslie Meredith Published: 03/14/2012 05:50 PM EDT on TechNewsDaily   Forget fancy brands. What a man really wants is a Ford, while...

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