Dating & Relationships

Tell Her What The !@#$ You Want

I’ve seen it happen too often. Men get this idea that they shouldn’t have (or express) any needs. Then they lose sight of those needs and they and their partner are left guessing, reactive, and confused. This is a particular problem for Nice Guys. 


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Why You’re Not Happy With Your Relationship

I’ve been in this game a long while now, and this is one of the biggest things men come to me for. They can be incredibly successful in so many aspects of life, but they’re still struggling with fulfilling relationships. Well, here’s some insight as to why that is, based on my own personal experience and the stories of many, many men I’ve worked with.


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Feel Like You Suck At Communicating? Here’s Where To Start

Keeping it simple and straightforward this week. So many of us feel like terrible communicators, but the truth is we’re not—it’s just that we’re not grounding and regulating ourelves before (and during) that hard conversation.

So! Here are some easy, ready-to-use ways of getting you and your partner’s nervous system regulated whenever things get heated.


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Robbie Kramer – Does Anyone Benefit From Modern Dating Culture?

Seriously, though. It seems to me modern dating has mandated some pretty strange behaviors. So I brought Robbie on to talk about what works and what doesn’t, what sucks and what doesn’t, and what the overall scene is like. If you’re finding the whole Tinder thing frustrating, I encourage you to listen in!

Robbie Kramer is a men’s dating and lifestyle expert who’s been guiding men to accomplishing their goals with women, health, fitness, and career since 2008. He founded Inner Confidence to show men exactly how to creat the lifestyle of their dreams in a way that actually works. No quick fixes, no magic pills, no bullshit.

Connect with Robbie:

-Website: https://innerconfidence.com/

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robbie_kramer/

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbiekramer


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How To Create Direction In Your Relationship

Getting clear on where you’d like a relationship to go isn’t always easy, and I think a lot of us men simply weren’t given any skills on how to do this. This is what I’ve learned and what’s been incredibly effective for me, and if there’s anything you think I missed, feel free to DM me @mantalks on Instagram!


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Why She Won’t Let You Lead

Leadership in the context of your relationship is a tricky subject, but it’s something I’m asked about daily by both men and women. So naturally, I’ve dedicated a lot of time lately to the subject.

When it comes to questions like “why won’t she let me take the lead”, there are all sorts of reasons—and all sorts of responses. I share some of those here, including responses to my own content that have surprised me.

What would you add to this? Anything I miss? DM me @mantalks on Instagram.


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How To Lead Yourself Effectively

This month I’ve been talking a lot about leading in the context of relationship, and how you’re influencing and guiding yourself is one of the more important parts of the equation. There’s a lot of advice that frames leadership as something you “do” to other people, but it often skips and important questions: how are you leading YOU?


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What Does Relational Leadership Look Like?

I recently released some content all about how important it is for men to lead in the context of a relationship. It got a ton of traction, lots of questions, and requests to clarify/dig deeper.

So let’s truly dig into it! This is the first of four mini-episodes focused entirely on “relational leadership”: the way you guide, support, and lead your relationship (and your partner) as necessary.


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Stop Trying To Figure Her Out

If you scroll around in the manosphere long enough, you’ll come across the idea that all women are understandable in the exact same way, and if you just follow some specific modality (that usually costs an arm and a leg) you’ll understand women better than they understand themselves…

Uh, that’s not how any of this works, so listen in for a different approach and stop doing both women and yourself a disservice. Let me know what you think; hit me up @mantalks on Instagram.


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GS Youngblood – The Art Of Embodiment

I’ve recently had a lot of men ask me about embodiment. What does it mean? Why does that term get thrown around so much? Hot on the heels of last week’s episode with John Wineland (another embodiment coach) comes GS Youngblood, a friend of mine who’s been working and coaching embodiment practices for years.

This is a great episode if you want to truly get a feel for what embodiment means, how it’s practiced, and why it’s so effective. GS even takes me through a short, two minute “sample” practice. We also dig into how embodiment can help with sex, desire discrepancy, overwhelm, and more.

GS Youngblood coaches men in relationship and how to live, love, and lead from their masculine core. He has been a student and creator in the fields of men’s work for over a decade. Through this lens of masculine leadership, he also pulls in principles from a variety of fields: psychology, martial arts, tango, meditation, and BDSM. All of his writings are filtered through the laboratory of his and his clients’ real-world, long-term relationships (including both the successes and spectacular failures) to see what actually works and what doesn’t.

Connect with GS

-Website: https://www.gsyoungblood.com/

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsyoungbloodmir/

-NEW book, The Art of Embodiment: https://amzn.to/3PAfqIM


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What To Do When She Pulls Away

I get it. It’s hard not to go into some kind of crisis mode when your partner starts distancing. Doesn’t matter if it’s someone you just started dating or it’s been years. This week, some simple steps to take that don’t make things worse.


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Rules For Friends

Wait, huh? Rules? For friends? Yes.

This was inspired by a recent talk in the Alliance, ManTalks’ private online group. I think it’s important to cultivate meaningful, depth-oriented friendships as men, and craft that kind of brotherhood or elevate your current friendships requires a few ground rules. Here are five I’ve put together that have helped me maintain meaningful, fulfilling friendships.


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