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Should a Woman Like You or Respect You?

Male Bonding and Muslim Masculinity…

I was talking to some brothers yesterday and eventually we got onto the subject of the struggles of being married and Muslim Masculinity. I guess you could call it Male Bonding. I had some extra time this past weekend so I went to the local Muslim Owned restaurant called the Fish Dock. I stayed there for most of the day which was about 5pm to 11:30pm. We started discussing community issues and then it blended into personal lives.

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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 A wife versus a girlfriend, Anger, Black Male Development, Compromise versus Emasculation, Confidence and Security, Family, Fatherhood, Importance of Positive Male Role Models, Intimacy, Leadership, Male Bonding, Male Emotion, Male versus Masculine, Manhood, Masculine Development, Masculine Spirituality, Masculinity Model, Mate Selection, Respect, Responsibility, Should a Woman Like You or Respect You?, Strength, The Need for More Positive Males, Vulnerability 3 Comments

How to Treat a Woman…

I do not profess to be an expert on Women. I doubt that anyone except Allah would claim that with confidence. But I do know how to treat a woman. There are a few basics to keep in mind that most people forget. These points are things that I have experienced throughout my lifetime through talking to people, taking in experiences, studying, reading, researching, and simply living the natural trial and errors of life.

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Friday, July 10th, 2009 A wife versus a girlfriend, Black Male Development, Family, Fatherhood, Importance of Positive Male Role Models, Leadership, Male Emotion, Male versus Masculine, Manhood, Masculine Development, Masculine Spirituality, Masculinity Model, Mate Selection, Respect, Responsibility, Sex, Should a Woman Like You or Respect You?, Strength, The Need for More Positive Males, The Woman You Can Bring Home No Comments

Fear and Responsibility

The way that we handle fear and responsibility are vital to our journey to the completion of our manhood. Both fear and responsibility are present inside all of us men, but what separates men from boys is how we deal with fear and how we handle our responsibility. I am defining fear as a chronic and potentially crippling avoidance to engage in someone or something. Merriam-Webster Online defines fear as an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. I define fear as something different than being scared. Being scared can most certainly become a function or manifestation of fear, but it can also be something temporary.

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Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Black Male Development, Compromise versus Emasculation, Confidence and Security, Family, Fatherhood, Importance of Positive Male Role Models, Leadership, Male Emotion, Manhood, Masculine Development, Masculine Spirituality, Masculinity Model, Respect, Should a Woman Like You or Respect You?, Strength, Vulnerability No Comments