Jun 6, 2026
Alek Rolstad, prolific seducer, academic, lover of women, and coach, shares his take on the modern masculinity crisis and what it really means to be a man.
In contrast to what many will tell you, successful men often struggle with women… while prolific Casanovas lead messy, unsuccessful lives. Why is this so?
More and more blockbusters feature “deconstruction” of established strong characters. This isn’t a good thing – it is harmful for viewers uncritically absorbing this nonsense.
People will judge you by generic metrics unless you show them what you’re about. A man who knows that about himself becomes attractive, respected, and admired.
Over the past several decades, men's testosterone has declined by a lot. What's caused this huge drop, and what can you do to save your own t-levels?
Many men of today have lost their motivation to build, fight, work, or get women. What's behind their lethargy, and how can you overcome this in yourself?
We typically advise against men opening up about their weaknesses to women they date. But won’t showing vulnerabilities strengthen a relationship? No, and here’s why.
Women don't respond to timorous men. But they respond (in almost shocking ways) to strong, driven, valiant ones… with beauty as valor's reward.
There isn’t a single event or ritual that can make you a man, yet many believe there is – and that they’ve missed it. Becoming a man has always been a process of choices.
What makes a “real” man? Depending on who you ask, you’ll get different answers. But are there basic, rudimentary elements of masculinity common to everyone?
Great Man Theory states that men with outsize power can have outsize impacts on society and history. Does this theory have legs – or is it all illusion?
Inside every man is a beast. Yet how to use this beast in the context of civilization? In civil society, the man must tame his beast – but not kill it.
To rekindle your own raw masculinity, you must become comfortable with those most familiar of masculine friends: struggle and pain.
What is masculinity? Who defines it – who makes the rules? Is it intrinsic, or culturally determined? And is it even “real”?
