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There's an old saying that "women never know what they want; men never know how they feel." As men, we've long been taught that feelings are unmanly, and that to show emotion in a discussion or interaction is tantamount to being uncool, even unmasculine.

How we feel about things is important. A useful exercise in times of stress is to inventory your feelings. Let's say you're having a disagreement with your wife. Have you ever tried telling her simply and directly how you feel? I don't mean saying to her, "When you do this, you make me feel this way." That's not only untrue but irrelevant. Only you are responsible for your own emotions. Nobody else makes you feel anything. If she loves you, she will try to find a way to help keep you from feeling that way. But it isn't up to her to find a solution for your pain. It's up to you.

Here we are back to that struggle with feelings again.

A Time of Innocence

Ah, sweet youth wasn't so very long ago. Remember some of your youthful, childish behavior? Such as drinking until your stomach couldn't hold any more and your brain had regressed into the Stone Age?

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