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[Posted on Craiglist, this essay is written by a man, for men, and it compares Australian male culture to U.S. male culture. ]
I grew up in Australia. Australian men generally accept masculinity far better than American men, and I understand why this is.
In every country on earth where boys play, there is a ritual of selecting members of each team, whether the game is soccer, cricket, football, baseball, kickball, mammoth-hunting, what have you. Most boys, at some time, have experienced the humiliation of being picked last, and it hurts. Even being picked second-last is much more tolerable than being picked last. It hurts— what is important, and culturally distinct, is how the boy deals with that pain and humiliation, when he’s the one picked last.
In Australia, boys strive to be an asset to the team that picks them.
They actually care more about how their team does than how they feel. This isn’t ego annihilation, and it’s not fascism. While playing the game, the game is what’s important, not one’s own petty issues. If a boy can table his own issues sufficiently to make a good catch, or kick a goal, he’ll get picked sooner next time. He knows this. It’s a question of priorities: the team wants to win, and they will pick those kids who will make it more likely that their team will win. How each individual feels during this process is irrelevant to the overall goal. Be dependable, be an asset to the team, and the rest of the team will take care of you. Read the rest of this entry »
Someone just translated Better Sex in 7 Days from English to Chinese! (Thanks, Google Translator.)
Indeed, better sex is needed the world over and now nothing mundane, like language, can interfere with one’s quest to ‘do it’ better.
What is your pefect life? Usually your perfect life is very similar to the life you are living, albeit with some upgrades.
For example, my perfect life features my marriage (same partner) however we both look hotter. Additionally, myLife2.0 has a better car, better house, better furniture, better vacations, and better food.
MyLife2.0 is almost exactly like myLife1.0.
Interruptions to the Plan. What happens, however, when you are faced with drastic change; whether it is divorce, bankruptcy, death, or job loss? In many cases, myLife1.0 has been blown out of the water and the chances of attaining myLife2.0 are slim-to-none.
After a major life event, Read the rest of this entry »
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