Manversation

Rescuing “Manversation” from the gutter

A casual Google search of the term “manversation” will reveal several definitions, interpretations and blogs based around this term, many of which are rather crude and limited in their scope. It seems that the popular view of a ‘manversation’ is that it is a conversation among men about (usually vulgar) topics that cannot be discussed when the ladies are around. However, it is our endeavor to expand and improve the definition of “manversation” with this blog. To us, a manversation is all about talking with the guys about the stuff that really matters – life and personal development, family and friends, work, leisure, health and wealth. It’s a friendly conversation among male friends to bounce stuff off one another and make sure we’re all on track to be men that will be admired as having lived a life worth living and provided for those around us. It’s a place where we turn to each other for inspiration, articles about interesting, manly activities and pursuits, and reflections on what it means to be a man in the 21st century.

The once simple role of the man as protector and provider has been expanded with new demands to be equal caregivers in our children’s upbringing, to be strong yet not emotionless, sensitive yet still manly. While many of these new demands are welcome and frankly long overdue, such as being more involved in the care of our children, some simply represent the potential minefields a modern man must negotiate in a world that has grown increasingly politically correct and hostile towards traditional manly attitudes. In short, it is a challenging time to be a man and live up to manly ideals of the past. And yet, that is what we must do if we are to continue to thrive as a society!

Four unique points of view

What makes this blog unique is that it features the writing of four men with common interests but different points of view. We’ve known each other since high school or earlier – Nate and I have been friends since 2nd grade! We’re all in our early thirties, hold relatively unexciting but stable office jobs, and we share a passion for outdoor activities such as camping, hunting and skiing / snowboarding in our beautiful native state of Colorado.

One of us, Bol, is married and has two beautiful young daughters. Brian and Nate are also both married but don’t have any children yet. Nate and his wife are trying to conceive but Brian and his wife aren’t. (Though he tells me they aren’t really being careful not to either)! Finally, there’s me, Chris, a perpetually single man currently enjoying the freedom of the bachelor lifestyle but thinking (for the first time ever) that it might be awesome to start a family too!

So, you’ve got four lifelong friends, with different talents, ambitions, and dreams. We each bring a unique point of view to the table when it comes to what it means to be a man and we hope that as we all find our voice as writers that we will help each other grow and provide some interesting and useful content for our readers too. Over the next few days we’ll each reveal a little more about ourselves in a series of introductory posts then we’ll proceed to delve into our topics of manversation!

Join in on the manversation

We hope that you’ll come along for the ride and we think there will be something for most men to enjoy. Here’s a list of some of the topics we’ll be covering soon:

• What I learned from my recent job interview
• The renaissance of the renaissance man
• A thought or two on cooking
• Dreams and goals: building a home “off the grid”

If you like what you see over the next few days, please subscribe, or join in on the manversation by posting a comment below!