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"Share Your Feelings, Dude!"
by Ben Goldfarb
Even though I was born male, I like to think of myself as a pretty
sensitive guy. However, some friends and family members would beg to differ with my
self-assessment. To set the record straight, I decided to join a men's group and let
a jury of my peers be the final arbitrator of my touchy-feely status. I will let
them, my fellow male members of the human race, decide if I am indeed an evolved
male, or if I have the sensitivity of creatures much lower on the food chain.
I went on the Internet and signed up for the first Israeli men's group I could find.
Unlike men's groups in the USA who meet once a week in someone's plush living room,
sipping latte, eating quiche and sharing their feelings, Israeli men's groups are
more earthy. They also tend to meet for a month at a time. Being the risk taker that
I am, and in serious need of proving my point, I dropped everything and began
packing for my trip. I filled my bag with volumes of 18th century romance poetry, my
Meryl Streep DVD collection, and a four-week supply of Kleenex for those special
moments of sharing when many of us might be tempted, dare I say it, to cry. I set…
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