Grappling with an overreaching boss, addressing a jealous girlfriend, haggling with a car salesman, or dealing with a punk-ass at a bar, guys are instructed to just “man up.” But to handle the situation like a man AND get what you want you must learn the well-calculated craft of confrontation.
While you may not have touched any since high school English, classic literature achieves its legacy by being smart, witty, thoughtful, and informative - qualities every man should embrace. If you’re not reading it, you’re missing out on a lot of important life lessons.
When it comes time to do something nice for a woman, we all immediately think “flowers,” which is exactly why you shouldn’t give them as a gift. Flowers are unoriginal, expensive, and uncreative. The next time you’re trying to make good with a girl call on one of these to really impress her.
The downside of living in a time that allows us to connect to an infinite amount of information is that any kid with a computer can access it. Make sure your computer is up to speed with these 5 easy and free things you can do to protect yourself.
Be it contract negotiations for a promotion, buying a house, or civil litigation, there are plenty of reasons why a guy might need a lawyer. However, finding (and paying) one can be a daunting task. We’ll tell you everything you need to know to pick an attorney who will keep you on the up and up with the law.
Sex? Money? Fame? If you want to rock (rock!), then you need an instrument. Get the lowdown on the ups and downs of all your rocking options before locking in your decision. Now let’s melt some faces!
A spent keg in the living room and a 5th of vodka in the freezer may have sufficed for a full bar in college, but we’re no longer subsisting solely off Hot Pockets and convenience store burritos. Check out these essentials you’ll want lining your liquor shelf to keep the mood chill or the party thriving.
Despite being simple creatures, men are notoriously hard to buy appropriate gifts for. Take a look at these five ideas that are cool, without being too, you know, emotional about it.
Whether it’s a few years off or you’re searching the market right now, before making the biggest purchase of your life learn the mistakes of those who have gone before you as early in the process as you can.
You work hard, you play hard - but what about when you need to do both without time to change? Discover the best choices for transitioning from the office to the bar effortlessly.
There are a dozen sayings that illustrate the reward of waking early - from getting worms to being healthy, wealthy, and wise. That’s well and good, but they all leave out the most important step - how in the heck do you get up that early?
With recent stories about airplane crashes in the news, you might be thinking “What if…” these days. Well have no fear, we’ve got the tips that will increase your odds of walking away from a worst case scenario.
Once the lunchtime mistress of business execs and the chosen libation of secret agents, E.B. White deemed it the “elixir of quietude,” but the martini, despite being the most recognizable cocktail in the world, often is the most misunderstood.
Maybe your lease is up, and the landlord is raising the rent. Or maybe you just got home from bumming — I mean backpacking — around South America, and you need a place to crash. Or maybe there’s no excuse … but she’s convinced you it would be a good idea. Whatever the reason, you’re moving in with your girlfriend. Just don’t blow it…
When you become the man of the house you inherit a sacred responsibility to protect your family. Former Marine Jeff Barnett gives the bottom line on the best tools for the job we hope you’ll never have to use.
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