Micah Toub
Micah Toub is a writer living in Toronto. He received a National Magazine Award in Personal Journalism for "Be the Penis," an article published in Toro Magazine, which recounts how his father helped him to get in touch with his inner erection. His forthcoming memoir, Growing Up Jung: Coming-of-age as the Son of Two Shrinks, will be published in fall 2010 by Doubleday Canada and W.W. Norton. In addition to his column and journalism that appear in The Globe and Mail, Toub's work has been published in a variety of magazines including The Walrus, Maisonneuve, Report on Business, Azure's Designlines, Quill and Quire, and Driven.
Don’t sweat it, guys: Chivalry ain’t chauvinism
Not many women would object to a romantic gesture – and not just on Valentine’s Day
Want to solve her problems, guys? Stop trying
When a woman is feeling down, a man tends to fire a barrage of suggested solutions at her. Guess what: This is annoying
John, will you marry me? When women propose
Increasingly women are the ones getting down on bended knee. Call it the reversal proposal: It snubs tradition and takes the planning pressure off the guy. So why aren’t more men rejoicing?
For lessons in manliness, turn to women
Women make the best mentors for such 'male' characteristics as assertiveness, I've found
Flirt away, it's all in the name of healthy jealousy
So what if she wants to be a sexy, flirty witch for Halloween? A dance with the green-eyed monster can be a real turn-on
Real men don't talk about feelings
You can't force a guy to get sensitive in counselling. But maybe you can trick him with the right dude lingo
Romancing the boss
Guys, if you're going to have an office fling, forget the intern: Date above you
In my first year of university I wish I had ...
We asked six Globe and Mail writers to share their biggest regrets from the first year of university. From indulging with teachers to turning off the tube, here is what they would have done differently
One partner for life: How does he do it?
Upon further inspection, we discover that One-Woman Man finds pleasure in the mantra: Less is more
Sensitive, shy, gawky. Ladies' man
He doesn't brood. He probably knows diddly about saws. But apparently Michael Cera is a sex god. What does this mean for the 21st-century guy?