How to Be a Real Man

Character, duty, standards and the things nobody sat you down and explained.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

How the scams aimed at men over sixty actually open

Almost every fraud pitch starts the same four or five ways. Learn the opening lines and you never get to the part where the money leaves.

GuideDadsCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

Talking to your daughter about boys without scaring her off

The shotgun-on-the-porch routine is a joke that costs you more than you think. What to do instead, starting years before it matters.

Ask BRO

What should I wear to this?

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GuideCity BroCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

Getting strong when the only gym is in your building

Two dumbbells, a bench and low ceilings are enough to build real strength, if you know how to make light weight hard.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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BRO Seniors6 min read

The six months after you leave a job you loved

The honeymoon lasts about six weeks. What comes after it catches good men off guard, and it's easier if you plan for it.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideDadsCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

Your teenager is failing and already knows it

The lecture is the least useful thing you can offer a kid who's drowning in school. Say this instead.

GuideCity BroWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

The city kitchen that beats delivery four nights a week

Small oven, tiny fridge, home at eight. You can still eat better than the app can feed you, and keep the restaurants you actually like.

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GuideBRO SeniorsSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

How to mentor a younger man without giving him a speech

Most of what gets through to a twenty-eight-year-old arrives sideways, while you're both working on something else.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideDadsCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

Have the porn conversation before the internet does

The first talk takes ninety seconds, happens younger than you think, and isn't really about sex at all. Here's how to run it without flinching.

GuideDatingMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

Getting over somebody without pretending you're fine

Grief after a breakup isn't a character flaw. But how you carry it decides who you'll be when the next person shows up.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideBRO SeniorsCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

The grandfather they actually ask to see

Grand gestures don't build the bond. A rhythm, a thing you do together, and a face that lights up when they walk in — that does.

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GuideDadsCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

Talk to them at seven so they still talk to you at fifteen

The teenager who tells you things isn't a personality type. He's the result of about eight years of small, unglamorous habits.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

BRO TakeDatingJosh Halloran22 Sept 20266 min

Courtship isn't an old-fashioned word for slow

Courtship isn't a speed. It's a direction, declared out loud, in front of people who know you both.

GuideBRO SeniorsSam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

The second career that pays for what you already know

At sixty-two, a whole category of work opens up that wants your judgment more than your hours — and almost nobody tells you it exists.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideDadsSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

The conversation about her worth is a hundred conversations

It isn't one speech at fifteen. It's what you praise, what you tolerate, and what she watches you do on an ordinary Tuesday.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

City Bro6 min

What to read twice before you sign a city lease

BRO Seniors5 min

The first six weeks back in the gym at sixty-five

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideDadsSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

Your son is learning your work habits, not your work advice

He can't see your job. He can see how you leave, how you come back, and what you say about the people who pay you.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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Dating6 min read

Have the hard conversations while they're still cheap

The questions that cost you an awkward evening at month three will cost you years if you leave them until month eighteen.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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