Published: Good Men Project (May 7, 2015) Matthew Rozsa explores an unusual aspect of the question: Why aren’t men supposed to cry? A funny thing happened on the way to my thirties: I’ve started crying again. This would normally be the part of the editorial in which...
Feeling Like a Child in the World of Pop Culture
May 5, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Autobiographical
Published: Good Men Project (May 5, 2015) It’s impossible to enjoy a movie or television show today quite as much as you did when you were a child. Matthew Rozsa speculates as to why. Have you ever noticed that no one enjoys a movie quite like a child? Although...
The Relationship Lesson We Can All Learn From People Who Have Asperger’s
May 4, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, General Advice, Love and Dating
Published: Mic (May 4, 2015) "Love is the only game that is not called on account of darkness." This quote, a favorite on the Internet, may be referring to the dating habits of the general population. But as someone who's grown up with Asperger's Syndrome, I find the...
The Plight of the Basement Dweller
Apr 21, 2015 | Autobiographical, Class Issues, Gender and Sexism, Mental Illness, Millennials
Published: Good Men Project (April 21, 2015) Basement dwellers. Trolls. We’re all familiar with this personality type: Matthew Rozsa offers an explanation as to why they exist in the first place. ___ “Cellar dwellers.” That was the expression that my friend’s husband...
Confessions of a Non-Driver
Apr 16, 2015 | Autobiographical, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: Good Men Project (April 16, 2015) Matthew Rozsa shares his experiences as someone who can’t drive. ___ I’m not sure if being unable to drive is a net positive or negative, but I do know that it’s worth writing about. To clarify: When I say “unable to drive”...
Stop Being Flaky!
Apr 11, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (April 11, 2015) Millennials need to stop being flaky. There is no excuse for this generational habit. Listen, I’m not one of those writers who constantly trashes the younger generation. I even wrote an article defending millennials for...
Why I’ve Never Thrown Myself A Birthday Party
Apr 4, 2015 | Autobiographical, Holiday Season, Millennials
Published: Good Men Project (April 4, 2015) Like so many Millennials, Matthew Rozsa isn’t sure he sees the point in throwing birthday parties. — It recently occurred to me that, in less than five weeks, I will be turning thirty years old. May 8th, to be exact – I was...
To Stop Not Moving: The Story of a Sick Week
Mar 24, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: Good Men Project (March 24, 2015) A man who very rarely takes sick days—or weeks—discusses how he recently collapsed from exhaustion. ___ The movie poster is probably fake, a cheap knock-off sold by an unscrupulous Amazon vendor, but that doesn’t bother me....
Learning to Live With Dread
Mar 12, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Media Issues
Published: Good Men Project (March 12, 2015) Matthew Rozsa shares his secret for not worrying about the end of world and everything else that makes him anxious. ___ Every morning I wake up with a sinking feeling in my gut. If the day goes well, I sweat jittery bullets...
Dating with Asperger’s: A new documentary follows a lonely Aspie’s search for love
Mar 2, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Liskula Cohen, Love and Dating, Salon.com
Published: Salon (March 2, 2015) co-author: Liskula Cohen Asperger's syndrome can make dating a challenge, but loneliness proves more a debilitating hurdle in this new film This review was written by Matthew Rozsa, who is a high-functioning autistic, and Liskula...