Never Buy Flowers For a Married Woman
This and many other important lessons my dad taught me.
Relationships
Why Isn’t Therapy a Prerequisite For Marriage?
Men can no longer impress with merely looks or financial stability. You need to make mental health a priority.
Please Stop Telling Your Kids to Have a Plan B
There’s a difference between being practical and killing dreams.
The Official Dad’s Sanity Guide for the Holidays
It's a stressful time, but you can do this.
Would You Pass the Good Dad Test?
If so, stop being so damn hard on yourself, Pops
New Dads: Beware of the Astronomical Cost of Daycare
Lots of parents have weighed the costs and benefits and found childcare costs unworkable
If I Walk Onto Your Elevator, Don’t Expect the Nod
The burden of acknowledging strangers sharing your air space.
Are You Married to Your Mother?
An emotionally incestuous relationship ruined my marriage — don’t let it happen to you.
Dear Co-Workers, Please Don’t Follow Me on Social Media
It’s not you, it’s me.
The Beauty and Burdens of Cordial Co-Parenting
My ex and I have set aside our problems for our children’s sake. The real challenge is getting our friends and family to understand
Why Delayed Ejaculation Is Hard to Solve
Men fantasize about this sexual dysfunction. In reality, it may not deliver the experience you or your partner were hoping for.
The Shortcomings of the High-Powered Man
The broken men who break women.
I Don’t Care That My Dad Is Homeless and Has Dementia
What happens when the parent-child relationship can’t be repaired but the elder is in need of a caretaker? For this writer the answer wasn’t handle with care.
How I Knew I Found My Life Partner, According to Seven Black Men
When you know, you know.
From a Daughter to All Black Dads: Open Up to Us
Whether it’s mental health or other struggles, your hard work informs our own.
The Science of Splitting Bills With a Partner, According to Eight Black Men
We can’t all have a Gabrielle Union, right?
How Practicing Semen Retention Made Me a Better Lover—And a Better Man
I knew tantra would be a challenge. What I never anticipated is how it'd transform my entire life.
Kids Drive You Crazy, and Then They Just Drive You
The driver's permit rite of passage is a big one—both for you and for your teen.
My Son Never Wants to Meet His Father, and I Celebrate That Life Choice
Sometimes, for fathers who abandon their children, there’s no coming back.
My Estranged Father Just Died and My Feelings Are Complicated
How do you grieve someone you barely knew?
How Divorce Changed Me, According to Seven Black Men
Forever never seems that long until you’re grown.
You Should Embrace Your Inner Embarrassing Dad
Making your kids squirm is an important fatherhood tradition.
A Portrait Of Grief As An Elderly Black Man
My mother is dying and it's killing my father to watch his wife wither.
Bisexual Fathers Can Undo the Damage We Inherit From Our Dads
Owning your sexuality — and recognizing that fatherhood doesn’t need to be about hardness — presents a necessary alternative.
Your Partner Has a Suicidal Past. Here’s How You Can Help.
Mental health can take a toll on any relationship — here are ways you can show up for your partner
Why Women Are Taking Testosterone More Than Ever
Hint: rhymes with ex.
Why Men are Penis Policing Klay Thompson Dating Megan Thee Stallion
Klay Thompson dating Megan Thee Stallion has sparked anger in the manosphere, showing that old ideas about masculinity still make some men feel the need to control Black women’s choices.
I Transformed My Body to Take Nudes — But Loss of Weight Was Never the Real Issue
A year of fitness, self-doubt, and discovering that body image is about more than numbers on a scale.
Why I Told the World I Was Living With Cancer
It was as scary as coming out as gay more than 30 years ago — and equally empowering.
My Son Failed the Chicken Wing Test
I grew up knowing you clean the bone or go hungry. He grew up eating organic blueberries. Turns out, that gap’s harder to bridge than I thought.