Help For The Modern Man

I like to think that I am helping men in some aspects of their lives but whilst I’m confident that I can help you make up for a missed anniversary, I can’t tell you how to feel.

I can imagine how I would feel if I miscarried, I can imagine how you might feel if your partner miscarried but I can’t be sure so when I saw this article (How a Man handles a Miscarriage) I knew I had to share it and hope that you will too.

To summarise, Marcus Brotherton describes six key learnings from his experiences with miscarriage:

1. You grieve.

2. You’re tempted to apologize.

3. Your job is to love.

4. You commemorate, or not.

5. You don’t replace the child.

6. You keep going.

If you live on Sydney’s Northern Beaches then you might already know Winston. He’s gorgeous, gregarious and the best bodyguard a woman could have!

How does this relate to ‘helping modern men’ you would be justified in asking. If you have female friends, a sister or a daughter then tell them about Winston. You will sleep better knowing that Winston is on the case.

If you are a single male then you should know that women are banding together with the help of Winston to make dating safer. If you are not single, then just appreciate Winston for how adorable he is!

Check out Winston at his blog www.winstonthewatchdog.com

Forgive me father for I have sinned…it has been nearly two weeks since my last blog post!

Now that we have that out of the way I have some seriously disturbing dating news to share with you.  Apparently, with the advent of online dating and dating apps where you direct message people, common decency has gone out the window along with any embarrassment one might previously have felt in admitting a foot fetish or the like.

Now that our initial contact is not face-to-face, people feel free to just put it out there.

If you are looking to pay someone to fulfil your fetish then this approach could work if you happen to stumble across a hooker on eHarmony or OkCupid!  Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think there is anything wrong with having a foot fetish but this is the kind of information that I would reserve until further down the track when dating – online or otherwise.

Similarly, asking someone for naked photos after one text message is a red flag to women that you are interested in only one thing and it is not a relationship.

At this point, I’d like to direct you to Creepy Daters for an education in what not to do!

IN WINSTON’S WORDS: 10 Instant Online Dating Turnoffs.

I’m going out on a limb here and assuming that the issue dividing ‘The Block’ contestants during bathroom week is the inclusion of a urinal in Mark and Duncan’s bathroom.

(For anyone outside Australia, ‘The Block’ is a reality show where teams of two renovate houses/apartments.)

I love renovating properties but I can honestly say that it has NEVER crossed my mind to include a urinal in a residential project.  However, now that it is on the radar I would consider it.

By way of explanation, Duncan has 4 sons so decided to instal a urinal in their family home.  Though not aesthetically pleasing, as a woman the idea that there would be ‘no misses’ with a urinal would far outweigh the negatives.  So, I guess what I’m saying is that I am a ‘Yes’ with the following conditions:

• I expect to stay in the home for a significant period of time.  I’m not really sure how well a urinal would sit with prospective buyers if I was planning on selling not long after renovation.
• There are multiple males in the house.
• I have an en suite and the urinal goes in the main bathroom

What about you?  Would you consider including a urinal in your bathroom?

Make it up to your other half of course with something potted and fabulous!

Available from Mister Moss

Available from Say it With Succulents

 In case you need a last minute idea, here’s the link Flight of the Concords: Ladies of the World

So, you’re not in a relationship on Valentines Day…who cares!  Tell someone that you ‘like’ them!

If you are really freaked out and can’t man up then get all the ladies in the office a cupcake or something on Valentines Day and use it as an excuse to gauge the reaction of your crush!

I absolutely adore flowers but I can honestly say that I am not a huge fan of red roses.  In fact, I’d take a bunch of plain old white daisy’s over red roses any day.

Having said that, if your girlfriend is mad keen on Valentines Day she will probably appreciate them even though you could probably have put down a deposit on a house with all the money you saved had you chosen a different variety of flower on Valentines Day.

Having said this, I am in no way condoning picking up a bunch of flowers from the supermarket or petrol station on the way home this Valentines Day!

Go into a nice florist, tell them what your budget is and see what they come up with.  Generally choosing one variety of flower and using it on mass in an arrangement has a higher impact then bits of this and that.

Flowers like hydrangeas have a lot of actual flower per stem.  Five hydrangeas beautifully wrapped is stunning.  Five roses has significantly less wow factor and on Valentines Day would probably be more expensive.

Here are some of my favorites…

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Well…I have the solution!

For this project you will need:

a friend
a Valentines Day Card (or other sentimental card)

Touch base with your friend and see if they are on board.

You need to pick a date in the diary when you will look after your buddy’s children while he takes his wife out.

Then work out a date when he can look after your children so that you can take your wife out. The date you take your wife out doesn’t need to be Valentines Day as long as they know that you are taking them out on a specific date.

So, on Valentines Day you can each give your wife a nice card telling them how much you love and appreciate them.  Also include the details of your pre-planned date.  She will be thrilled!  Not only have you made plans, you have found a babysitter aswell!

What a champion!