May 19, 2006
Male-Driven Spaces
A Hideout of His Own, by Finn-Olaf Jones
Men are increasingly creating small private domains in and around their houses — in sheds, basements, attics and closets — as a way of retreating from everyday life.
A century ago, instead of retreating into a shed alone, a man may have belonged to some kind of fraternal order, as one in three American men did; 50 years ago he might have spent time socializing with other men at a barbershop, of which there were six times as many as there are today. It is the loss of these kinds of communal retreats that has left many men to their own devices when it comes to decompressing.
“Women can’t fully understand why men need to be alone and separate.”
Having a shed to escape to is one of the secrets of a happy marriage, ranking in importance right behind your wife having “low expectations.”
May 19th, 2006 at 2:06 pm
There is still golf….
May 19th, 2006 at 2:14 pm
Good point, but there is also still rain.
May 19th, 2006 at 5:48 pm
I wonder if you can count blogs in this as well? A digital type of space?
May 19th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
yeah well the feeling is mutual :)
May 19th, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Shed as House of Pain and Discipline. A brief respite from lawful society.
May 19th, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Chess club is a kind of “fraternal order”
May 19th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
Ugly: Chicks don’t play chess?
May 20th, 2006 at 2:53 am
Hmm, maybe we can start a fight club?
May 20th, 2006 at 5:12 am
There are very few women at chess club
Mostly socially awkward Ugly guys
But it makes for a great current-day fraternal order
May 20th, 2006 at 5:35 am
Fraternal Order of Stock Traders…
Inspired by Maoxian’s post about Male-Driven Spaces, I have decided to pursue starting a Fraternal Order of Stock Traders. The first thing I would like to do after I get together some members is to elect a president and treasurer…….
May 21st, 2006 at 2:00 am
Wow, I’ve had a huge response from my guy friends about creating a male space in my empty apt house. Poker night starts tonight!
May 21st, 2006 at 3:34 am
The Creation of Male Driven Space…
Yesterday, after reading Maoxian's post about Male Driven Space, I became inspired to create my own space. I've decided to turn my empty 2nd floor apartment into my temporary male driven space. I even sent out a few emails to my buddies about…
June 26th, 2006 at 8:18 am
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