2009 September | The Confident Male

Numbers Drop For The Married With Children

Written by MackDoppler

I recently ran across an article in the Washington Post archives titled “Numbers Drop for the Married With Children” (and subtitled “Institution Becoming the Choice of the Educated, Affluent”), written by Blaine Harden, a Washington Post Staff Writer, and datelined Portland, Oregon on March 4, 2007.
As Mr. Harden explains:
“… married couples with children now [...]

Are We Men Really Child-Men in the Promised Land?

Written by MackDoppler

I recently ran across a lengthy article in the Winter 2008 issue of City Journal that was titled “Child-Man in the Promised Land” (and subtitled “Today’s single young men hang out in a hormonal limbo between adolescence and adulthood”). It’s written by Kay S. Hymowitz, and I must say it was an interesting (in an [...]

Are Games and Games Depressing?

Written by MackDoppler

I recently ran across an article titled “Study: Games are depressing…or are they?” (written by Mike Smith on Yahoo’s “Games” website), and I decided to add some of my thoughts on this topic.
He gets right to the point:
“The average gamer is 35, overweight, and more likely to be depressed, says a new study conducted by [...]

Are These Really Compliments Women Love To Hear?

Written by MackDoppler

I recently ran across a user post about the “5 Compliments Every Woman Loves To Hear” (written by “YourTango” on Yahoo’s “Shine” website), and I decided to offer my own thoughts on this topic as well.
She starts out well by pointing out that:
“Words of appreciation spoken directly to your romantic partner go far in paving [...]

Should Brides Take Their Husband’s Last Name?

Written by MackDoppler

I ran across an article on the USA Today website which was titled “70% say brides should take husband’s name” (written by Jillian Berman and datelined August 11, 2009), and decided to add a few comments of my own.
As the title says, they found that roughly 70% of the 815 respondents in a University of [...]

Do Macho Men Die Younger?

Written by MackDoppler

I recently ran across an article which was titled “Study: Macho men die younger” (on the USA Today website) and another article based on the same study which was titled “Study: Machismo Cuts Men’s Lives Short” (on the LiveScience website).
These two had me rolling my eyes in spots thanks to their superficiality.
For example, they indicated [...]