Self-Employed Couples

Running a business together and staying married: roles, money, decisions and leaving work at the door.

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

Do's & Don'ts: Husbands Do's & Don'ts: Wives Do's & Don'ts: Business Owners

Say yes to the ride and no to the cash

Loving somebody through addiction means deciding, while you're calm, exactly what you'll give and what you won't. Then saying it the same way every time.

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

When a friend goes quiet, drive over

The check-in text almost everybody sends is the one nobody answers. What to send instead, when to stop texting, and what to do at the door.

Ask BRO

Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Tell your pharmacist what's in your gym bag

Fish oil, creatine, ashwagandha and that pre-workout tub all talk to your prescriptions, and the counter is where you find out how.

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Postpartum depression hits fathers too and nobody screens them

What it actually looks like in a new mother, what it looks like in a new father, and the calls worth making before month three.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

One minute in the shower, once a month

Testicular cancer mostly hits men between 15 and 45, it's among the most curable cancers there is, and catching it early is a skill you can learn tonight.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Why the streak broke and what the next morning is for

Nineteen days off isn't a character flaw. It's a scheduling failure, and the repair takes twenty minutes and one honest conversation.

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GuideLifeCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Don't say "let me know if you need anything"

Your friend has cancer, you're scared of saying the wrong thing, and the fix is smaller and far more boring than you'd guess.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

What the Pap actually tests for, and what it doesn't

Two tests, one brush, two completely different questions. Know which one you're getting and what the letters on the result mean.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

The heart diets that actually hold up under evidence

Two eating patterns have real trial data behind them, they overlap by about 80 percent, and you can run the overlap on a Tuesday night with kids yelling.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Pull the tick straight out and watch the spot for a month

Fine-tipped tweezers, steady pressure, no matches and no petroleum jelly. Then know exactly which rash and which symptoms send you to a doctor.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The mammogram recall isn't the diagnosis

When to start, what a density category of C or D actually changes, and why the call-back letter frightens far more women than it should.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Eating out three times a week without wrecking the other four

Order the protein first, build backward, and stop treating Tuesday's drive-thru like a moral event. A working parent's playbook for restaurant food.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Your Kid Is Drinking The Tap Dry And That Isn't A Phase

The thirst, the night bathroom trips, the weight coming off a kid who eats like a horse. Type 1 diabetes gives you weeks of warning before it gives you an emergency.