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Dear John: He Says I Cry Too Much

April 27, 2013 By John Simpson, GoLocalProv.com 8 Comments

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A boyfriend who thinks his girlfriend cries too much, a guy who thinks his gay friends have too much PDA, and a son playing violent video games at a friends house.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions Tagged With: boyfriend, crying, emotions, gay, gay friends, girlfriend, LGBT, male emotions, manipulation, men, pda, public displays of affection, relationships, son, Video Games, violence, withdrawing, women

Guess Who Created Your Little Bully?

March 16, 2013 By Kenny Bodanis 5 Comments

Lisa Dixon-Wells, bullying prevention expert, on bullying behavior: how it starts, where it leads, how to stop it.

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Featured Content, The Good Life Tagged With: aggression, bully behavior, bullying, bullying expert, bullying in schools, bullying prevention, bullying profile, bullying survivors, bullying victims, children's mental health, competitive world view, cycle of violence, Dare to Care, definition bullying, domestic violence, education, entitlement, escalation, family violence, Fighting, gender roles, gender stereotypes, gossiping, harrassment, isolation, Lisa Dixon-Wells, manipulation, maternity ward, mother and father, name-calling, narcissistic children, Parenthood, parenting, parents, parents and schools, parents of bullies, personality disorders in children, power, powerlessness, schools, self-esteem, spreading rumors, teaching compassion, teaching empathy, teasing, true bullies, where bullying starts

A Man Ought to Know How to Handle Something Like This

November 7, 2012 By Rick Belden 11 Comments

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Bullying doesn’t always stop when childhood ends.

Filed Under: Power and Powerlessness, The Good Life Tagged With: abuse, adult survivors of child abuse, being bullied, bullies, child abuse survivors, conflict, conflict resolution, control, emotional intelligence, Families, fear, Fighting, interpersonal conflict, intimidation, male survivors, manipulation, Not Trauma Alone, powerlessness, rage, sabotage, shame, Steven N. Gold, Suffering, survivors of abuse, Torture, trauma

Rebuilding Intimacy After Addiction

October 14, 2012 By Dan Griffin 1 Comment

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Dan Griffin, on why intimacy, love, and sex are much more powerful together than they are apart.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sex & Relationships Tagged With: addiction, agenda, alcohol, Bud Weiser, commercials, drinking, filet mignon, guys, intimacy, life, liquid courage, manipulation, McDonald's, men, objectification, passion, primal, sex, Sex and Relationships, sexual intimacy, sexual partners, sexuality, steak, talking to women, the body, women

“There is an amazing lack of genuine dialogue between the sexes…”

May 22, 2012 By the Editors 11 Comments

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This is a comment by Quadruple A on the post “6 Reasons ‘Why Women Aren’t Crazy’ is Only Part of the Story”.

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: bad behavior, Comment of the Day, conversation, Dialog, emotions, Expression, gaslighting, gender, manipulation, men, sex, sexes, women

Software: Adobe Photoshop Touch Comes To Tablets

October 9, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The software giant squeezes its most powerful version yet into tablet computers.

Filed Under: komplicated, Technology Tagged With: adobe, android, app, editing, image, iOS, manipulation, photoshop, software, tablet, touch

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Illinois Passes Bill for Comprehensive Sex-Ed in Public Schools

“In fantasy land, we teach our kids abstinence—and they listen.”

David R. Dow: Lessons From Death Row Inmates (TEDTalk VIDEO)

David R. Dow is an attorney in Texas who has defended over 100 death row inmates over the last 20 years.

HuffPost Live: Decapitating Extremism (VIDEO)

Mike Sacks discusses the attack in Woolwich, London, and extremism with a panel of experts on Islam and the Quran.

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Our Mission: The Vasectomy Files 8

The Vasectomy Project is encouraging men to join forces and take responsibly for family planning. This is an opportunity to bring people together to talk about our collective responsibility while offering men a concrete way to contribute towards a solution by having a vasectomy.

Gay Colorado Teen Thanks Class for Support in Graduation Speech

Ted Chalfen gives one of the most positive graduation speeches we have ever seen.

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A Letter to Masculinity

“Dear Masculinity, Who are you? Because no one seems to know for sure.” Dr. Kelly Flanagan’s letter to a man who’s impossible to know.

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What Our (Straight, Married) Best Man Taught Me About the Value of Family

A best man supports the marriage of his friends, long after the reception.

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I’m Sorry, But I Love You

Andy Bodle goes for a gorgeous girl with low self esteem, and finds himself mysteriously outclassed by everyone.

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Bodies in Motion: The Bike

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