Coming Out To Your Wife

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Dennis Milam Bensie needed a straight marriage and inspiration from a controversial film to come out.

Holding Sadie: A Father Hits Bottom and Returns to Happiness

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Ryan Phillips had to lose everything he had before he understood what was truly important.

To Die For: The Rise in Anti-Gay Violence

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When Mark Carson was gunned down last week in Greenwich Village, Jeff Nishball felt like his home was violated. But he knows he cannot let fear stop him from being himself.

Bodies in Motion: The Bike

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Are young males, generally, hardwired to take risks? Jason Kapcala explores this theme in part one of his series, “Bodies in Motion.”

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5 Guys Talking: Men of Action

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An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how any of us can be prepared to take action in a crisis.

Fear in Watertown

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“Love, Recorded” during one crazy week in the Boston area. Was the fear the same for everyone?

“It’s not that men are afraid of strong women, or fear of a person’s strength. It’s fear of the strength disparity.”

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This is a comment by John Anderson on the post “Are Some Men Intimidated by Strong Women?”

“I WILL change my masculine frame for ME because it is who I want to be.”

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This is a comment by Steve Horsmon on the post “How Do Men Think About Sex?”

Man-to-Man with Author John-Paul Flintoff

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John-Paul Flintoff believes we need to reframe how we think about achieving our goals and changing the world.

Overcoming Fear and Learning to Live

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Andrew Lawes knows how difficult it is to combat your fears. And how important it is.

“Our challenge as men is to redefine what it means to ‘be a man’ for each of us, to express who we truly are.”

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This is a comment by Josh Van Vliet on the post “I Can Finally Say I Am Proud to Be a Man”.

3 Steps To Keep Your Ex From Making You Feel Guilty

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Guilt might interfere more than any other emotion with our efforts to heal and find peace.

Coup d’État

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A missionary growing his first chin hairs comes face to face with revolutionary soldiers in the Dominican Republic.

Four Tips for Overcoming Fear from a Cancer-Surviving Marine

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Jay Platt was told no one could possibly swim across the Mississippi River blindfolded, handcuffed and shackled. He did it anyway.

“Emotions always come out, and often at the worst time. We need to learn to work with them, not tamp them down harder.”

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How did you learn to express your emotions instead of stifle them? Did it take practice or did it come naturally once you figured the toxic logic of expecting men to be eternally stoic?

How to Love Fearlessly

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Do you feel secure in your relationship?