Over on the If You Have A Daughter post, BG writes Some young punk is going to get very lucky when the Sweetie chooses him. While both of her natural grandmothers suffered from Alzheimer’s, she has been largely raised by…

Is it good for a young man to wander aimlessly, knowing little of what he is? Probably not. Others really wouldn’t respect such a person either. What is needed is a code. One that comes from some core principles. Let…

I talked about something I called feminine virtue here. I didn’t really have a name for it, and it was somewhat difficult to describe, but I think that it is a real thing. It can be a real asset for…

What is anecdotal evidence? It is the attempt to surmise a generality (e.g. a trend) from just a few data points. These are collected typically by an individual via experience and/or observation, often over time. From this evidence, one tries…

When I was a wee child, I was told how smart my highly educated relatives were. I watched them closely, and figured out that with respect to many issues, there were not so smart. Of course lots of people hung…

Here is something that is probably more suited to introverts, but probably an extrovert could play also. The idea is to display a confidence that does not have lots of words, lots of excitement; but i s rich on facts…

It should be obvious that young men should learn social skills if they don’t already have them. For some it comes naturally, for others they must be learned. Better a later start, than never. So if you don’t have them,…

For young people, status and where they fit into the hierarchy are often an important consideration. This is just the way that they are, as many don’t really know themselves, what they can do, or what they can be. Over…