It’s Manival time, everyone, and you only have to stop your little jig of joy for a moment to check it out iamhusband!

Trey Morgan wrote an article called “Real Men Dote“  which I thought, at first, was a typo.  (Did he mean “don’t”?  What don’t real men do?!)  Nope, he meant dote.  “I’m not ashamed to say that I love to dote over my wife.”  Then he throws down a little Proverbs to emphasize his point.

“The man who finds his wife a treasure, and he receives favor from the lord.”

AGoodHusband writes the enlightening “How My New Social Life Saved My Marriage“.  In short, marinating in married manliness makes a man a better husband.  And what practical information did he learn?

“An older friend of mine was listening to me talk about a particular argument that my wife and I had, and he stopped me and said, “I know this is going to sound strange, but you messed up,” he said.  “All you had to do there was be quiet, listen, and give her a hug when she was done.  Then maybe build her up a little.”  Apparently sometimes women just need a man to listen to them.  Weird.”

The SimpleMarriage Project suggests “10 Ways to Improve Your Marriage While It is Raining“.  Instead of letting miserable weather turn you into Cranky McCrankerton, you can take the opportunity to add a little lusciousness to your life.  For me,  you might think I’d go straight for #7 (have sex) or #9 (dance), but my preference for rainy days is actually #10.

Al at 7P Productions analyzes the question, “Do Nice Guys Finish Last?“  It’s an interesting perspective on an almost age-old question and, apparently, sometimes nice guys actually finish first!

Dr. Awesome from “Got Manswers” (my new blog crush – sorry Skype!), answers the ultimate question about “Man Vehicles“.  His conclusion?

“So Rob O, you are free to drive around in a sensible Honda Accord or similar and still respect yourself. Of course if you were really manly and really concerned with saving money and the environment, you’d get a donkey mule and ride it around town. Nothing is more manly than harnessing a beast of burden.”

So stop on by iamhusband to check out the man-tabulosity of the complete Manival!