Two life-changing things have happened to me in the last four months (my current joblessness not counted). One, the untimely death of a friend, and the second, the liberating realisation that I am a romantic just like the next girl. You see, I have been married for two years but have not had a wedding....
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There Are More Stepdads Than Ever. But It’s Still A Tough Gig.
Fifty years ago, a nuclear family of two biological parents and children was the norm.The American family is evolving. But divorce rates and growing numbers of single parents have opened up more opportunities for the formation of stepfamilies (one biological parent, one nonbiological parent plus children of the biological parent). Today, over 50 percent of families include partners who...
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New Dad Survival Tips to Get You Through the First Month
What new dads need to know about the care and feeding of their brand new human. Babies don’t emerge from their mothers with tips for new dads in hand. They come out with placentas, which have little post-natal value to anyone. That’s a pity because the first five months of parenthood are often profoundly confusing. A dad...
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Shoes for The Marvin Man
My late grandfather was the greatest man I have had the privilege of knowing. As is typical of a man from Pretoria, he dressed impeccable – right up until he passed on. I was forever in awe of him and my grandmother, who never ever left the house looking nothing less than incredible, a sign...
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Handcrafted Leather Goods
There is nothing better than discovering fellow entrepreneurs who are doing amazing work and when I say amazing – you don’t have to even ask around you can see the work. Building the Marvin store has been one of the most difficult tasks we have undertaken as company, difficult not because it’s impossible, but rather...
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Conversations with Men – Vaseline
Conversations amongst men are important, this takes me back to the reason Marvin was started in the first place, to create a platform where men feel safe enough to express their views without any judgement but instead see the conversation as insight. Men find it difficult to articulate how they feel in general, men find...
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How to Shop Like a Fashion Editor
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I Want to Dress Like Carrie Bradshaw
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