Just because you’re partner isn’t saying “no,” Hugo Schwyzer writes, it doesn’t mean it’s a “yes.”
A Season of Celibacy
After years of doing the exact opposite, a few months of celibacy changed Hugo Schwyzer’s life.
Do Boys Need Affirmative Action? How Colleges Punish Girls For Success
Hugo Schwyzer reflects on a NYT story on college admissions policies and the implications for both genders.
Poor, Poor, Pitiful Men: The Martyr Complex of the American Husband
Guy Code, Hugo Schwyzer writes, attempts to give men a free pass from being emotionally understanding in their relationships.
Hardwired to Nurture: What the New Testosterone Study Really Says About Men
Actually, this is news that a lot of fathers want to hear.
Loving Your Daughter Doesn’t Make You a Pedophile
Hugo Schwyzer wants fathers to stand up and show their daughters that they’re not afraid of our unhealthy culture of suspicion.
Learning to be a Husband, Not a Son
It took Hugo Schwyzer three marriages to realize that there needs to be an equal partnership in setting limits.
“I Can’t Trust Your Praise”: Why Erotic Capital Isn’t Capital
In the end, how much is erotic capital really worth?
“Exploit Men Whenever You Can”: Erotic Capital and the Myth of Male Weakness
Hugo Schwyzer is infuriated by the insinuation that men are more interested in a woman’s cleavage than her intellect.
There is No American Upper Class
Hugo Schwyzer does not want me to use ‘upper-class’ here.
Our Kind of People, Class, and Pride
You should always be proud of your family—even if they are preppy, upper-class, country club members.
The Opposite of “Man” is “Boy,” Not “Woman”
Masculinity is a performance, Hugo Schwyzer writes, in which men differentiate themselves from boys.
The Real Meaning of MILFs
Madison Young reminds us that men are turned on by the same women who give birth and breastfeed.
Unhappy, Defeated Boys Can Become Happy, Powerful Men
Hugo Schwyzer uses memories of his awkward, unhappy, throughly alienated years in middle school as powerful tools for defeating addiction and self-loathing.
Love, Hate, Rage, and Therapy
Hugo Schwyzer on love, hate, indifference, and forgiveness.
Learning to Row From Both Sides of the Boat
Hugo Schwyzer talks with Warren Farrell about the White House Commission on Boys to Men.