“The math of death is merciless.”

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This comment is by wellokaythen on the post New Study: Male Suicide at All Time High.

“Ah memories, your story brought back memories to my first ‘encounter’ with the opposite sex.”

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This comment was by Bobbt on the post “Hair Down There”.

“To draw attention to, and gather support for, men’s issues that often go ignored or unreported.”

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This comment was by Kari on the post “Why I’m Proud to be a Men’s Rights Feminist”

‘So, so what if a tall guy earns more than me, or finds it easier to get into high political office?’

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This comment was by Alastair, on the post “Height”

“I loved buying the trains and slot cars, cool trucks with realistic sounding engines.”

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This comment was by Tom B. on the post “Raising a Son within the Princess Culture.”

“Solutions to the problems in schools? Well, since you asked.”

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This comment is by rezam on the post “We Owe Our Sons What We’ve Given Our Daughters.”

“I told him, right before we met up, that I was wearing Chuck Taylor’s (not sequins or a tube top), planned on cussing my normal amount, and that I’m a large dose of sarcastic with long eyelashes to make up for it.

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This comment was by Brittany on the post “Dating is Making Me a Better Man…I Hope”.

“Funerals for Males 101″

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These comments were from Archy and PursuitAce on the post “Five Important Things Women Don’t Know About Men”

“Years ago, friends of ours had 7 kids, and they expected all of them to go to college.”

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This comment was by Tom B. on the post The Case Against Saving for College Years ago, friends of ours who had 7 kids, and they expected all of them to go to college. These people were by no means wealthy. Nonetheless, they did sock money away into college funds for the kids. Keeping in [...]

“Play with your food, try new ingredients, make weird stuff, get messy, be creative and don’t worry about whether or not what you are making is going to be a masterpiece. It is only food.”

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This was a comment by Arthur MacMaste on the post “Celebrity Chefs Like Gordon Ramsay Make Cooking Cool for Boys Too”.

“The snitch factor came into play. It’s called survival.”

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This comment was by Tom B. on the post “See Something, Say Something: Should Bystanders be Forced to Report Crimes?”

“After a fire fight, we went out into the killing fields to count bodies. I’ll bet you think we counted bodies, don’t you?”

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This comment is by ogwriter on the Call for Submissions for War Stories.

“I was 22. First time ever black-out drunk, first time having sex. No consent, no condom, no remembrance of it happening, better yet enjoying it.”

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But it’s the stories that get told that help give a collective understanding of a word so powerful that some people are afraid to say it out loud.

“He just fastened the snaps on the left shoulder of my gown for me. Like a blond angel in green scrubs sent from some heavenly place.”

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This comment was from Leia on the post “How to Deal With a Psycho Bitch from Hell.” A post filled with many an angry comment, but then, some comments filled with…grace.

“One of the problems with cutting is that it can spiral out of control.”

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This comment is from cloudsurf, on the post “Understanding Self Harm”.

“My favorite makeup is the dirt covering a woman after a long day planting and weeding in the fields, or the grease from servicing a GE CF34 on a regional jet.”

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This comment is by Nick, Mostly on the post “On Discussing Beauty”.