Whether a stranger comments negatively about what I wrote online or I have an argument with a friend I have to curb the instinct to be dismissive, and take time to truly understand and be curious.
Ten Things I’ve Learned from Being a Straight Man
June 20, 2012 By 22 Comments
“If you aren’t a guy’s guy (and maybe if you are?) you will come across as gay to some people. I do fairly regularly.” — Josh Bowman with another ten things.
Ten things I’ve learned from being in a long-term relationship
August 14, 2011 By 11 Comments
Note: I can’t accurately say “long-term”; the longest relationship I’ve been in was just over a year. But since I’ve had a few around that length, I feel like maybe they can serve as one big, messed up relationship. I am horrible at remembering names, dates, and noticing slight physical or aesthetic changes. This shortcoming [...]
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.