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Plan a Year of Date Nights in One Sunday Afternoon

Date night usually dies in the driveway at 7:40 on a Friday. Fix it once, in one sitting, and you'll get two dozen evenings back.

GuideBe a ManCal Brennan30 Sept 20266 min

Men talk best when they're looking at the same thing

Skip the catch-up dinner. Give your friend a job, a truck cab and four hours, and the real conversation shows up on its own.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideBRO SeniorsCal Brennan27 Sept 20266 min

Your First Respite Break Is a Rehearsal, Not a Vacation

Caring for your spouse full time? Start with three hours on a Tuesday, not a week away, and build the break you'll need later.

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The yearly marriage check-in and the ten questions worth asking

Do it six months from your anniversary, in a diner booth, with a pen. The questions matter less than the rules you set before the coffee comes.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan26 Sept 20265 min

Stop saying "I know it's old-fashioned, but"

The apology you tack onto your own choices does more damage than the people who question them. Drop it, and say what you mean.

BRO TakeFamilyCal Brennan26 Sept 20266 min

The family isn't a patriarchy. It's the best deal kids ever get.

The people who want to dismantle mothers and fathers never have to live in the rubble. Kids do. The case for the family, made plainly.

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

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GuideMarriageNina Castellan30 Sept 20266 min

Thirty date nights at home, sorted by how tired you are

The plan you made at noon dies at 9:14. So stop planning ambitious nights and start planning for the tired people you'll actually be.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBe a ManCal Brennan26 Sept 20266 min

The thing you snapped about was never the real trigger

Most blowups get loaded hours before they go off. Learn to spot the setup and your temper stops running your house.

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Go home on purpose and keep your name on everything

The culture says raising your own kids wastes your talent. It doesn't. But walk in with the numbers, the accounts and your license current anyway.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideMarriageNina Castellan29 Sept 20267 min

The Saturday pickleball date works if nobody coaches

Mixed doubles with your spouse can be the best hour of your week or a silent drive home. The difference is almost never the paddle.

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

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GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Becoming a man worth marrying is a skill list, not a vibe

The culture tells you not to bother. The actual list is short, boring, and almost all of it is learnable inside a year.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Whether Dad stays home usually comes down to the night shift

The in-home versus care home decision isn't about how much you love your parent. It's about who's awake at 3 a.m. and who's paying for it.

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Build him up out loud and ask for the same

Specific praise, said where people can hear it, and a direct ask when it doesn't come back. No hinting, no scorekeeping, no punchlines at his expense.

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GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What Head of the House Looks Like at 6:40 on a Tuesday

Nobody's watching, nothing's on fire, and the dishwasher needs unloading. That's the night your leadership is actually decided.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Family6 min

Give each other whole jobs, not half of everything

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Feminism kept some promises and quietly broke the big one

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Provide, protect, lead is a job description, not a crown

The smoke alarm goes off at 2:40 a.m. and somebody walks toward the noise. That role got called oppression, and the people who called it that have never carried it.