“I believe connected-by-the-heart intimate sex can be wonderful; but other types of sex can be good, even wonderful, too.”

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This is a comment by W.R.R. on the post “Heart and Balls”.

What Are the Odds You’ll Hear I Love You?

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Increase the odds for someone you love, today

Up Before the Sun

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What bothers me is it’s as normal to see headlines of crime and dead children as it is to have cereal in the morning.

“I should’ve given her my heart right then. But I didn’t. I was still fixed on her needing to have that zing.”

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This is a comment by Booster Blake on the post “Don’t Let This One Go”.

How Our Passions Can Teach Us to Live Well

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Follow your heart to success.

Have a Heart! Legally, I Must Explain Organ Donation to My 7-Year-Old.

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Getting a child’s informed consent to donate their organs is as much fun as it sounds.

Simon’s Kitchen

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There is something holy and dignified about doing the dishes.

A Practical Guide to Bravery

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Carl Pettit offers a taxonomy of bravery for the rest of us to emulate.

“I went to kiss my sleeping daughter goodnight. She woke up and said, ‘Daddy, you’re home?’”

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This is a comment by Adam on the post “This is What Real Fatherhood Looks Like”.

“As a father, these photos warmed my heart and reminded me of the joys of being a father.”

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These are comments by Archy, Jon D, and Michael Taylor on the post “This is What Real Fatherhood Looks Like”.

“I keep good relationships with my exes because I believe (non-romantic) love can remain.”

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These are comments by Crescendo63 and Mikki on the post “Dating Advice From a Shaman: 5 Ways to Get Ready for New Love”.

“My most intimate encounters with the ‘logic’ of suicide have come from my own internal battles.”

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This is a comment by Seth Mullins on the post “Stepping Off”.

Home Is Where the Heart Is

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The phrase’s author, Pliny the Elder, was a naval commander. It seems fitting that he would have a keen idea of where and what home means.

“Whether one sees combat or not, just being military can change a person in ways they may or may not be able to cope with.”

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This is a comment by pwlsax on the post “A War is a War is a War. Or is it?”

Invisible Men

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Like all human beings, men need connections in their lives; we need to be able to share our experiences and seek support.

The Heart of My House

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The home has long been a powerful metaphor, and for good reason. The place where we live comes to represent us. But here is a story I haven’t seen before, where the homeowner cannot seem to see his house as it is. Where he can’t stop seeing it as a metaphor. —Matt Salesses, Good Men Project [...]