Men’s pervasive burden of performance
Douglas Galbi and performance anxiety.
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Feminism and Romance Literature
According to a recent poll only 18% of U.S. people consider themselves feminist.1 On that account we can expect readers of romance novels to comprise not more than 18% feminists, and likely far less due to the fact that feminists disparage traditional approaches to romance…. at least according to their rhetoric. A more generous National Geographic/Ipsos survey2 …
Frame Within Frame: A Gynocentric Misstep
As Max O’Rell noted in the year 1900, men tend to exert intersexual frame within a larger intersexual frame of gynocentrism of which they are unconscious, while deluding themselves that they are guiding the entire interaction. “The best thing that can happen to a man is to be ruled by his wife; but she should rule him …
It’s an ill wind
When I was a lad, I was informed that the word “fart” was an acronym for “Foul Air, Rear Trap.” It made sense to me at the time, but as is often the case, you eventually discover that you can’t believe everything grown-ups tell you. Whatever the origin of the word, I have noticed that …
Narcissism Exaggerates Baseline Hypergamy
Hypergamy: an evolutionary norm, or exaggerated by cultural narcissism?
Is It Really Hypergamy — Or Just Narcissism in Disguise?
Many commentators blame the rising female selectiveness in relationships on “hypergamy”—the idea that women naturally seek partners of higher status. While this has evolutionary grounding, a more compelling explanation lies in cultural narcissism. In affluent, individualistic societies, narcissistic traits have surged—particularly among women raised in a culture that glorifies self-worth, esteem, and chivalric deference. This …
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Coverture, domestic violence & criminalization of men
Douglas Galby discusses the common-law concept of coverture and its negative impact on men.
An Introduction To Male Shame
This transcript first published as a video in 2017 A long-standing tradition of the mentally unemployed is the advice column where people send lopsided versions of their current life problem to strangers, and invite said stranger to advise them on what to do about it. One recent example of this was brought to my attention …
Tradwives, Modwives and Feminists
The tradwife not exactly your kind of woman? You could always look for a ‘modwife.’
