What if I Don’t Want to Marry Her?

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If you’ve been dating someone for three years, but you don’t want to tie the knot, what do you do?

Walk Against the Crowd: Sports as a Social Movement

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As sports fans, we choose to conform more often than not. But when we go against the grain, writes Aaron Gordon, we’re able to see the social movement taking place.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Two

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“I wondered what I was getting myself into, and what I was getting R. into.”

Flash Dance Mobs Make Me Cry

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Like Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring, flash mobs embody community and, ultimately, hope.

Does Occupy Wall Street Have a Misogynist Side?

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Stephanie Rogers believes the protesters recognize the intersecting oppressions of gender, race, class, and sexuality, but there are still some sides she wishes she didn’t see.

A Massage That Could Have Ended Happily

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When Marcus Williams got a massage in Vietnam, he was faced with a hard choice—harder than he expected.

Dear John: I Don’t Approve of My Friend’s Affair

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Do I tell my friend I’m losing respect for her? How do we inform our friends that their kids bore us? Should I ask my client if he’s a cross-dresser?

I Lust After Flight Attendants

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Some mild private lusting is not only OK, but purely human, writes Trent Kays.

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When it comes to lust, Rick Belden wonders what we’re really after.

Is Male Lust Turning Us Inside Out?

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Tom Matlack wonders what would happen if men were allowed to be open about their lust.

Traditionally Radical: The Rise of the Stay-At-Home Dad

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A stay-at-home dad is no less of a parent than a stay-at-home mom, so what’s the difference?

Lust and Love at War in Me

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Seth Mullins is on a journey to reconcile his feelings of lust with his feelings of desire.

The Universe Invited Me To Write About Masculinity. So Here I Am.

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Atalwin Pilon is a self-proclaimed former bad boy from Amsterdam who had a spiritual awakening at 32. Welcome to The Good Men Project.

The Problems of the World Are Not All the Fault of Men: A Woman Talks About Male Guilt

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If some ‘women’s issues’ are really all about making men feel guilty for being men, Lisa Hickey wonders, how will we move forward?

Why Is He Crying?

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She’s not happy that her boyfriend is shedding tears after they watch Avatar. What gives?

Oh, I Get Why It’s Called The Good Men Project Now

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The signs are all there: it’s about the discussion.