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Holding a standard at home without becoming the tyrant

A standard is something you'd hold on your worst day. A mood is something your family has to read off your face. Most men are running a mood.

GuideBe a ManSam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

Most men have never given a real apology

The six parts of an apology that actually repairs something, the four counterfeits, and how to handle it when it isn't accepted.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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BRO TakeFamilySam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

What a father in the house is actually doing

The case for fatherhood isn't sentimental. It's arithmetic, and most of it gets settled in the boring hours nobody photographs.

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Holding the line at home without ruling by mood

A standard your family respects and one they merely endure can look identical from the outside. The difference is who it binds and when it's enforced.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

Duty is unfashionable, and it holds everything up

Nobody builds a life on inspiration. They build it on showing up when they said they would, for people who are counting on it.

BRO TakeFamilySam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

The case for marriage, made without a sermon

Strip out the moralizing and the argument still stands, because of what a closed exit does to two people over thirty years.

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

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GuideFamilySam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

The difference between a household standard and a bad mood

A rule your family can name out loud is a standard. One that only shows up when you're irritated is something else entirely.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideFamilySam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

When you and your wife don't agree about money

Most money fights aren't about money. Here's how to find the real disagreement and settle it without a scoreboard.

BRO TakeNewsJosh Halloran26 Sept 20266 min

Feminism called marriage a trap, and families paid the bill

Fifty years after the movement told women home was a cage, the birth rate is at a record low and a generation is quietly asking what they were sold.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideCouples in BusinessRay Okonkwo26 Sept 20266 min

Hand off the phone calls years before you hand off the shares

Ownership is the last thing to move in a family business. Authority, customers and your own Monday mornings have to go first.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

The working-mom system is mostly decisions you make once

Willpower runs out by Wednesday. A few boring decisions, made once and shared with your husband, carry the rest of the week.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideCorporate MenMarcus Vale24 Sept 20266 min

The business trip isn't the problem. Coming home is.

Four nights away rarely hurts a marriage. The first hour back can. How to leave, travel and walk back in without paying for the trip twice.

GuideCouples in BusinessNina Castellan26 Sept 20266 min

Your kitchen table office needs a closing time

The laptop isn't the problem. The 9:40 p.m. question in the bathroom mirror is. How couples who work at home actually clock out.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Quitting porn is a logistics problem first

The habit lives in a time, a room and a device. Change all three, get one person who actually asks, and know the line where you need a counselor.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Life5 min

Say the hard thing while it's still small

Couples in Business7 min

Share the business, not the checking account

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

When your family flinches, that's the problem to fix first

If your kids read your mood from the sound of the garage door, no training program matters until you deal with this. Practical steps, and where to get real help.