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GuideJosh Halloran22 Sept 20266 min

Have the hard conversations while they're still cheap

The questions that cost you an awkward evening at month three will cost you years if you leave them until month eighteen.

How to run a first date that earns a second one

Apologize for what you did, never for what you are

Build him up out loud and ask for the same

Specific praise, said where people can hear it, and a direct ask when it doesn't come back. No hinting, no scorekeeping, no punchlines at his expense.

GuideMarriageNina Castellan29 Sept 20267 min

The Saturday pickleball date works if nobody coaches

Mixed doubles with your spouse can be the best hour of your week or a silent drive home. The difference is almost never the paddle.

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GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How to ask for help so people actually show up

Most men don't refuse help. They ask badly, too late, and leave the other guy no clean way to say yes.

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Cut the word sorry and speak in the first eight minutes

The apology on-ramp, the interruption you don't have to yield to, and the one sentence worth writing out word for word.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideMarriageCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Set the Lines With Coworkers, Exes and Screens Now

Almost nobody decides to wreck a marriage. They just let one friendship get warmer than the one at home. Name the rules while it's still easy.

GuideMomsNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The Teenager Who Stops Talking Is Still Listening

Your kid pulling away isn't a verdict on your mothering. It's the job working. Here's how to stay close without chasing.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Your teenager talks at 10:40 p.m., not at dinner

The connection doesn't die in the teen years. It moves. Here's where it goes, and how to be standing there when it shows up.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideMarriageNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Your Marriage Needs a New Project Now That the Kids Are Gone

The quiet isn't the problem. The missing joint venture is. What to build together in the long stretch after the last kid moves out.

GuideMomsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Start at Five If You Want Her Talking at Fifteen

The teenager who tells you things is built out of a hundred boring conversations you sat through when she was six.

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GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Ninety seconds at the kerb decides how co-parenting goes

You can't fix the relationship. You can absolutely fix the handover, the money and the messages, and that's most of what your kids will remember.

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GuideMarriageNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Don't Walk Past Your Spouse Without Touching Their Shoulder

A hand on the back in a crowded kitchen takes two seconds and does more for a marriage than most date nights ever will.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Don't go quiet when your daughter turns thirteen

She'll stop volunteering information somewhere around year nine. The lifts, the standards and the small habits that keep the line open.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The conversation to have before you separate

Most marriages end without the plain sentence ever being said out loud to the one person who needed to hear it. Say it. Here's how to set it up.

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GuideMarriageMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Romance in the Middle Years Is Built at 9 P.M. on a Tuesday

Anniversary trips don't save a marriage. The forty minutes after the dishwasher starts does. Small habits, done badly, done anyway.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Be a Man5 min

How to say no in one sentence and leave it there

Family6 min

How to tell if marriage counselling is working

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideMarriageJosh Halloran23 Sept 20266 min

Serving Your Spouse Without Keeping Score

The small, unglamorous things you do before anyone's awake are what a marriage is actually made of. Most of us are doing the wrong ones.

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Be a Man6 min read

Why some men get listened to and others don't

Presence isn't charisma or a firm handshake. It's a handful of habits you can start fixing in your next meeting.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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Communication in Dating

Latest news · Communication

Have the hard conversations while they're still cheap

How to run a first date that earns a second one

Say it in one sentence and your teenager will hear it

A good marriage looks boring on a Tuesday, and that's the point

The yearly marriage check-in and the ten questions worth asking

Apologize for what you did, never for what you are

Build him up out loud and ask for the same

The Saturday pickleball date works if nobody coaches

How to ask for help so people actually show up

Cut the word sorry and speak in the first eight minutes

Set the Lines With Coworkers, Exes and Screens Now

The Teenager Who Stops Talking Is Still Listening

Your teenager talks at 10:40 p.m., not at dinner

Your Marriage Needs a New Project Now That the Kids Are Gone

Start at Five If You Want Her Talking at Fifteen

Ninety seconds at the kerb decides how co-parenting goes

Don't Walk Past Your Spouse Without Touching Their Shoulder

Don't go quiet when your daughter turns thirteen

The conversation to have before you separate

Romance in the Middle Years Is Built at 9 P.M. on a Tuesday

How to say no in one sentence and leave it there

How to tell if marriage counselling is working

Serving Your Spouse Without Keeping Score

Why some men get listened to and others don't