Jun 11, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, General Advice, Internet Culture
Published: Good Men Project (June 11, 2015) Can a little respect make a difference? The Respectful Revolution believes it makes all the difference. The term “respectful revolution” may sound like a contradiction, but the site is quite real indeed … and it is already making waves. “I’ve always resented meanness and wastefulness a great deal,” explained Gerard Ungerman in an interview with The...
Jun 2, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), General Advice, History, mic, Millennials, World Affairs
Published: Question of the Day (June 2, 2015) These were really formative years. The 20-something years are often as sharply defined by the “something” aspect of that term than by their numerical designation. This is the decade in which so many of us struggle to find ourselves in our careers; for some, the path lies clearly in front of us, while for others it wind around and is covered in...
Jun 2, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Media Issues, mic
Published: Good Men Project (June 2, 2015) Matthew Rozsa asks one of the most important ethical questions that any editorial writer must answer: At what point does “personal” become “too personal?” —- Last Saturday I published an editorial called “3 Correctable Behaviors That Destroy Relationships.” Drawing from a particularly ugly falling out that I had recently experienced with an...
May 30, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Love and Dating, mic
Published: Good Men Project (May 30, 2015) Matthew Rozsa identifies 3 things to stop doing if you want to give your relationship—romantic, platonic, familiar, et cetera—a chance. ___ Roughly four weeks ago, an ex-girlfriend of mine (with whom I had maintained a close friendship for the year-and-a-half since our break up) texted me that she wished I wasn’t always analyzing her. Considering that...
May 28, 2015 | Autobiographical, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, Love and Dating, mic
Published: Good Men Project (May 28, 2015) Matthew Rozsa discusses the term “friend zone” – and why we should get rid of it. Since this article was inspired by a personal experience, it seems only fair that I open it with a confession: I have complained about being “friend zoned.” Thankfully it’s been years since I’ve done this, but I can’t say it hasn’t happened at all. Like most men, I have...
May 21, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (May 21, 2015) When Jimmy Kimmel got choked up on Tuesday as he discussed David Letterman’s impending departure from the air, he demonstrated an important fact: Everyone needs a hero. That’s a corny thing to say (or write), especially in an era as oversaturated with scandal as our own. Nary a celebrity or public figure has managed to avoid being tarnished by some sort...
May 19, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: Good Men Project (May 19, 2015) Why are we so sensitive about telling people when they’ve gained weight? ___ Between last October and this May, I put on almost forty pounds. And I wish someone had told me that I was gaining weight. Don’t get me wrong, I take full responsibility for my current dilemma. It was my decision to eat poorly, settle into a sedentary lifestyle, and ignore...
May 16, 2015 | General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical), Liskula Cohen
Published: Good Men Project (May 16, 2015) co-author: Liskula Cohen Liskula Cohen discusses the dietary changes she’s had to make as a result of being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. On April 10th of this year, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. This may seem like an unorthodox subject for a men’s website – after all, MS impacts two to three times more women than men. That said, there...
May 14, 2015 | Animals and Animal Rights, General Advice, Internet Culture
Published: Good Men Project (May 14, 2015) The Good Men Project interviews Mike Minnick, who has been cycling across America with his dog Bixby. Have you heard about the cyclist who’s been crisscrossing America with his dog in tow? His name is Mike Minnick, and four years ago he was in a very different place, both literally and figuratively. As he describes it, he was “stuck in a tiresome job in...
May 12, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Mental Illness, mic
Published: Good Men Project (May 12, 2015) Matthew Rozsa’s seven tips on how to stop worrying and start living. —- While I’ve written before about suffering from anxiety, there is more to worrying than the extremes of a neurotic condition or panic attack. Most of us deal with worries large and small every day, from mundane errands that loom ahead and ongoing problems that need to be solved to...