How To Fail at Flirting

by Denise Williams

Man up!” “Do you know how rife with toxic masculinity the phrase man up is?” I challenged, mirroring her pose. “It implies that to be courageous is to be a man.” “Do you know how annoying it is when you change the subject?” Her tone was smug. “I’m just saying, we don’t need to insert men into every aspect of our language.”

You won’t know until you get out of your own way, give up on this idea of perfect, and give him a chance to love you, flaws and all.”