A guy saying suggestive things in front of her son, a coworker who got mailed pot, and a couple on opposite ends of the political spectrum.
Traditional Gender Expectations May Contribute to Rising Suicide Rates in Men
May 8, 2013 By 8 Comments
Feeling trapped between a traditional masculinity and a progressive one can contribute to depression and suicide in men.
The Old Man Is Way Cooler Than You
April 25, 2013 By 2 Comments
Marco Greenberg has come to the somewhat sad realization that he will never be as cool as his dad.
Searching for a Partner: Expectations, Checklists, Deal Breakers
March 13, 2013 By 14 Comments
While looking for a partner, we’re better off with a list of Deal Breakers than a checklist of expectations.
Plum Island
February 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Norm Appel was terrified to have children while drinking and taking pills. He discovered why.
The Monster Inside Me
February 23, 2013 By 27 Comments
Depression has a bottomless appetite for destruction, and it almost destroyed David Perez.
Left and Leaving
February 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Loneliness, poverty, homelessness—these don’t seem to bother him as much as having to announce that he doesn’t have what it takes to keep his marriage going.” By Christopher Ross
The Disposability of Black Men
February 2, 2013 By 66 Comments
Black men are brutally murdered and systematically incarcerated. Is this genocide?
Born to Be Abused [Trigger warning]
February 1, 2013 By 4 Comments
A lifetime of abuse makes one man call himself ‘disposable.’
The Violence of Homelessness: A Young Male Survivor’s Story [Trigger warning]
January 27, 2013 By 9 Comments
Marriage Leads to Gun Freedom
January 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The story of an Austrian writer who moved to Texas to avoid giving up his guns.
Forgiving Adultery
January 4, 2013 By 10 Comments
After cheating, a yogi learns that you have to forgive to heal.
I Became an Escort
January 2, 2013 By 20 Comments
Felicity Hodgman treated affairs like a drug, and men as disposable.
“I work in a residential facility for male addicts. The kids interested in recovery view marijuana legalization as a slippery slope.”
January 1, 2013 By 12 Comments
This comment-of-the-day is by Tom B. on the post “Are You in the Marijuana Majority”?
I’d Rather Risk Rape Than Quit Partying
December 10, 2012 By 188 Comments
Alcohol and drugs dissolve clear boundaries of consent. Mostly that works out okay. Sometimes it doesn’t.
“People tend to have more success replacing harmful drugs with less harmful drugs than avoiding them all together cold turkey.”
If you’ve ever been addicted to something, were you able to break the addiction completely? Or did you end up just changing the object of your addiction?