Confidence in Dating

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Weddings, work dinners and the December party, handled — with no speech about why you're not drinking and no plastic cup of warm cola.

Ninety seconds, one story, an index card in your jacket pocket. The order to do it in, and the four ways it goes wrong.

Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

A collared shirt, real trousers, leather shoes, and one layer. That covers almost every version of it — the rest is knowing which version you've got.

Why week six of a new skill feels like going backwards

The beginner gains run out around day forty, and that's exactly when most grown men quit. Here's how to get through the flat part.

Poll

The order it's actually done, from the first email asking you to speak to the ninety seconds after you sit back down.

The awkwardness is real, it's short, and there's a way to shorten it further. Mostly it comes down to what you say in the first minute.

When more research stops helping and the deadline keeps sliding, these are the moves that break a stuck decision without gambling on it.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

Four habits that get you a better deal without turning you into the guy who haggles at the supermarket.

School and work put you in a room with people. Once that stops, nobody is arranging it — and most men never start.

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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