Dear John: Boyfriend’s Sexy Talk A Total Turnoff

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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

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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

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Marco Greenberg has come to the somewhat sad realization that he will never be as cool as his dad.

“People tend to have more success replacing harmful drugs with less harmful drugs than avoiding them all together cold turkey.”

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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?

Searching for a Partner: Expectations, Checklists, Deal Breakers

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While looking for a partner, we’re better off with a list of Deal Breakers than a checklist of expectations.

Plum Island

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Norm Appel was terrified to have children while drinking and taking pills. He discovered why.

The Monster Inside Me

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Depression has a bottomless appetite for destruction, and it almost destroyed David Perez.

Left and Leaving

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“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

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Black men are brutally murdered and systematically incarcerated. Is this genocide?

Born to Be Abused [Trigger warning]

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A lifetime of abuse makes one man call himself ‘disposable.’

The Violence of Homelessness: A Young Male Survivor’s Story [Trigger warning]

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W.R.R. escaped his father’s child sex ring only to endure the horrors of homelessness: illness, starvation, and yet more sexual violence. How does this survivor find meaning in his life today?

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Marriage Leads to Gun Freedom

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The story of an Austrian writer who moved to Texas to avoid giving up his guns.

Forgiving Adultery

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After cheating, a yogi learns that you have to forgive to heal.

I Became an Escort

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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.”

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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

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Alcohol and drugs dissolve clear boundaries of consent. Mostly that works out okay. Sometimes it doesn’t.