Give and Receive With Two Hands

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“Hold a true friend with both hands.” ~ Kanuri proverb

Fishing and the Good Men Factory

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What does fishing have to do with making good men?

“Whatever Life Hands You, Kick it in the Balls and Run.”

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A short film by Dan Guilbeault, who lost his sight at an early age but eventually re-found his best friend.

Three Little-Known Stressors That Are Killing Men

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Jed Diamond lists three things that contribute to stress-related illness in men, and it’s not the ones you think.

Men Grieving Their Friends

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Victoria Noe assumed that asking men to talk about their feelings would be like pulling teeth.

I Could Not Say, “Good Bye.”

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Mike Patrick’s long friendship with an “old quad” like himself.

Abraham Lincoln was a Good Man

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A few inspiring quotes from a good man in history.

Another Impossibly Awkward Conversation

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In the follow-up to his original “Awkward Conversation,” Oliver Lee Bateman offers a disturbing example of a man who refuses to commit.

A Sad Day with a Silver Lining

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Atalwin Polin shares his story of globe-trotting, heartbreak, and new friends.

Dear John: Compromising Positions

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“Neither one of us has a lot of sexual experience, but we’ve had enough to know what we like.”

The Flood Apartment

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Bobby Calise remembers the time his old apartment transformed into a dirty jacuzzi of filth.

Divorcing an Old Friend

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Ken Solin discusses what it means to outgrow a friendship.

My Hero Doesn’t Exist

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Laura Kinson shows that sometimes the best kind of companionship comes from the imagination.

#44: Shifting

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“He could’ve done some damage in high school football, but he was the assistant manager counting my drawer.”

A Valentine for Karen

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Andrew Cotto remembers the wife of an old friend.

Impossibly Awkward Conversation

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Oliver Lee Bateman admits that this may not be exactly how the conversation went, but it is exactly how it felt to him.