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Men Who Read and Cook – Sexy or Unmanly?

Posted on June 26th, 2008 | 45 comments

More than one person commenting on my Calling All Matchmakers post said that men who cook, read, and try tantric sex are perceived by women as unmanly. One came right out and said those behaviors are gay. No offense to homosexuals, but a man perceived as gay is assumed to date men – not women. [...]

Oh great, Another Bestseller with a Deadbeat Dad

Posted on February 14th, 2008 | one comment

Tom Perrotta’s new book, The Abstinence Teacher, is for the most part an enjoyable read. But what’s with the main characters – a divorced man incapable/not allowed to raise his child, and a woman whose only male friends are gay? Isn’t it time to stop furthering these socially toxic stereotypes?
As a heterosexual man who is [...]