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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.

GuideBe a ManSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

How to apologize so it actually counts

A real apology takes about twenty seconds and four parts. Most men have never been shown one, so they improvise, and the improvising is the problem.

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What the first three months are actually for

Ninety days is long enough to learn who someone is and short enough to walk away cleanly. Use it properly.

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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.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 22, 20266 min

Duty is what holds the rest of it up

Passion comes and goes. Duty is the standing order you keep when the feeling has left the building, and almost everything good sits on top of it.

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How to rent your first city apartment without getting stung

Set your number before you look, know what move-in really costs, and learn the lease clauses that quietly decide your next two years.

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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.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 22, 20266 min

Losing your temper is a habit, and habits can be unlearned

Anger arrives on its own. What you do in the six seconds after it arrives is entirely up to you, and it can be trained.

GuideCity BroMarcus ValeSep 22, 20266 min

The lease is the deal, not the rent

In an expensive city, the headline rent is the least interesting number in the transaction. Here's what actually decides whether you get stung.

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

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GuideFamilySam OrtizSep 22, 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.

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GuideBe a ManSam OrtizSep 22, 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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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideDadsSam OrtizSep 20, 20263 min

Twenty minutes a day, with the phone in another room

You probably can't buy more hours. You can change what happens inside the ones you have.

GuideFamilySam OrtizSep 22, 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.

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 22, 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.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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How to dress like you've got your life together (before you do)

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The thirty pieces that cover almost everything

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 22, 20265 min

Masculinity is a job description, not an identity

Strip away the shouting from both sides and what's left is a short list of obligations you can either meet this week or not.

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The first year out: twelve things nobody tells you

Moving out, first job, own money. The things that go wrong are boringly predictable — which means you can get ahead of them.

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What was your first ever job?

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