The New Macho

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What does it mean to be ‘assertively, self-consciously male’ now?

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Why I Can’t Write What’s Good About Masculinity

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Joanna Schroeder tries to figure out what makes describing male goodness so challenging, and discovers it’s because there’s just so much of it.

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A Lover and a Fighter

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Michael Rhodes discusses a soulful masculinity and the misstep of defining masculinity against femininity.

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10 Things I Love About My Husband

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I respect my husband for the ways that he is strong, desire him for how he’s dominant and confident, and admire him for his skill, but those are not the reasons I love him.

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Smoke, Mirrors, and Earthquakes: On Being a Male Survivor

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Can the same sympathy exist for male survivors of female abuse , Tim Pylypiuk writes, as it exists for female survivors of male abuse?

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This is ‘The Good Men Project’, Not ‘The Good Women Project’

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Nicole Johnson responds to a commenter as to why she, as a woman, choses to write about masculinity.

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Why I Love the Gender Binary

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Lisa Hickey likes the lead and follow, teach and learn, and give and take of both the masculine and the feminine.

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Roles Don’t Always Have to Be Gender Roles

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Megan Rosker gives an honest take on the idea of gender roles and masculine qualities.

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The Magnificent Appeal of Masculinity

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If you can’t appreciate the gender traits of your partner, Nicole Johnson writes, you may not be with the right person.

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What I Love About Men

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Tom Matlack thinks about manliness as a diverse range of stories and perspectives.

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We Love Your Bod

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Sylvia D. Lucas wants to put the “men’s bodies are yucky” myth to bed.

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The Things Men Carry

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Gary Percesepe learned how to be a man by observing other men.

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Masculinity’s Quiet Usefulness

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What about all the men who go about their business, doing a daily job, working every day just because that’s what needs to be done?

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Walking Like Superman

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Wolf Pascoe remembers the masculinity of his childhood.

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Samson Versus the Developed World

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Why we should still respect physical strength in men.

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Masculine? Or Just Human?

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Julie Gillis wonders if there universally masculine traits, or just universally human ones?

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