Ok, here’s some things I reckon men want. I want to build on this list as time goes on, but it’s a quick start:
Feeling useful
Show me a happy man and I’ll show you a man who feels like they’re a useful part of society.
Future plans / forward momentum
We all want to feel like we’re moving [...]
I used to hate it when people told me I was in the ‘prime of my life’ back in high school days. I hoped it wasn’t true. I had a good life, but definitely didn’t feel like my prime. Sitting in a boring classroom day after day being force fed information that I didn’t feel [...]
“My daddy, he was just a stranger.
Lived in a hotel downtown.
When I was a kid, he was just somebody.
Somebody I’d see around.”
Bruce Springsteen, Long Time Coming, 2005.
My son is about to turn 18 months old. That’s a year and a half. It’s taken me about this long to start to get [...]
If you want a book to bang you about the head with some big issues, have a read of Christos Tsiolkas’ The Slap.
Christos doesn’t tread lightly in this one. Presented with their actual thoughts, the characters come across as liars, deeply flawed, selfish, and nasty pieces of work. But aren’t we all?
I’m going to say [...]
Steve Biddulph’s book Manhood is a major inspiration for this website. I’ve heard first-hand how this book has affected men.
It’s powerful stuff.