Conversely magazine - articles and advice column focused on men

'LL BEGIN by telling you three very important things about myself. Two truths and one lie.

I used to live with two beautiful princesses and they called me Jandro. I didn't like the nickname at the time...but they have such overpowering control over me. They are my muses.

I don't read as much as I'd like to, and I certainly don't write as much as I should. I unsuccessfully attempt to stick to routines (e.g., "write 1,000 words every day"). In fact, the writing and I have been engaged in a game of seek and hide for some time. Writing follows me around, but whenever it appears to be catching up, I race ahead and dive into some less risky (if more profitable) and less satisfying occupation. Thus pass many days.

My primary objective in life these days is to wake up and be excited about the day ahead. If I manage this (and I usually do), not a lot can go wrong.

My favorite meal is breakfast. Recently, I've acquired the irrepressible habit of late night pancake-fests at Mel's Diner. I love doing it. I feel like such a rebel when I do it. No, actually, I feel downright revolutionary. An insurgent. On the edge.

Bulletproof: One breakup leads to another. Witness Jandro's brain perform masterful feats of logic-defying stupidity. Date: 08/1/02
Electrocution: Help Wanted. Jandro sucks it up and reads five self-help books. He rather wishes he hadn't. Date: 02/1/02
Stampede: The last thing he wants to do is marry just because. He's looking for a good reason to get married - never mind he's not marrying anytime soon. Date: 04/1/01
Restraint Mechanism: Wishing something had held you back? If it's meant to be frivolous sex, why doesn't it feel that way? Date: 02/1/01
Syrup: Flirting is a game of possibilities. The winner, Jandro writes, makes the loser believe in a possibility that is not really there. Date: 10/1/00
Back When I Dated a Jealous Woman: The real bad awful truth about jealousy. Which is that it's a better thing than most people will ever own up to. Date: 7/1/00
Perfect Sex: Tired of shallow sexual encounters? Sick of emotions interfering with passion? Jandro rescues the poor, misunderstood sex. Date: 6/1/00
Ladies' Night: The unromantic proposal - 'How can it be quixotic if we negotiate it like a Wall Street merger?' Date: 5/1/00
Behave: Being lovers or staying friends? This was the night when we'd have to choose. Date: 5/1/00
Natural Disadvantage: Why nice can be all wrong. 'I often feel like womankind has a perverse craving for jerks...' Date: 4/3/00
Comes Love: A song for every heart-condition - Classic tunes paint the scenes in this love-song tribute. Date: 4/3/00

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