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Men, Marriage, and 'Finding your Nuts' (Nonnegotiable,
Unalterable Terms)'
Glenn discussed men, marriage and how men can be "married and
happy" with men's counselor
Wayne Levine,
M.A., director of the
West Coast Men's Center.
Levine stressed the importance of men "finding their
nuts"--their "nonnegotiable, unalterable terms" in their
marriages, and criticized traditional marriage counseling as
being bad for men.
Glenn and Levine discussed some of the problems men face in
marriage, which include: maternal chauvinism, what Glenn called
the "bane of
the
married man's existence--the mother-in-law," and the ways in
which women are granted endless cultural authority to criticize
the men in their lives whereas men must walk on eggshells to do
a fraction of the same.
Levine stressed the need for men to take charge of their lives
and ensure that they have meaningful bonds with other men. Other
topics included monogamy, men's hesitance to marry, and how men
can avoid damaging and unnecessary fights during "that time of
the month."
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