In the modern west the proportion of marriages that end in divorce is very high, up to 50%. The good news is that it does not follow from this that YOU have a 1 in 2 chance of divorce, no sir. Your chance will at least be reduced, because you are smart and will make the decisions that mitigate some of the risk. So, you meet a girl who might actually fit the bill. If you're looking to increase your chances at maintaining a stable family unit, here are five red lines to establish from the moment the relationship starts. 1. You Read More

I am a longtime reader of ROK and a red-blooded ethnically mixed but mostly white Canadian male with mainly Irish heritage. I recently read an article here that was generally filled with great advice, except for one little problem. One of the pieces of advice it gave was to focus on rap, techno, or metal, hardcore masculine contemporary genres of music that attract females and give you a bit of a bad boy edge. I actually don't think this is terrible advice, but I feel obligated to back up the other side of the story. I am an Irish folk musician. Read More

The Thai dating scene has received a great deal of bad-press in recent years and it always saddens me when I read or hear about a failed relationship between a westerner and a Thai. I have to say that such failures, traditionally at least, have not been an uncommon thing. But the times are changing fast. If you are getting back into the dating game, then there are some convincing reasons to give this tropical option a serious look. Before looking into those reasons it might be best if we have a quick look at why it is that Thai Read More

One of Return of Kings's strengths is its ability to attract and hold the attention of men from startlingly diverse backgrounds. Just how diverse, readers will this week discover. Regular readers may recognize the name Cui Pertinebit. He has added his lengthy and informed opinions in the comments sections of many of my recent articles. I was surprised to discover several months ago that he was a tonsured monk of the Catholic faith as well as scholar proficient in both Latin and Greek, a man who lived a regimented lifestyle in pursuit of a higher purpose. It is not a background Read More

Last week saw one of the most embarrassing temper tantrums ever thrown in public, when Girls creator and feminist activist Lena Dunham went into a “rage spiral” at people calling her a child molester based on quotes from her own memoir. In Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham's 300-page paean to the awesomeness of Lena Dunham, our plucky rich girl heroine describes sexually abusing her younger sister in ways that would land someone with less money—and more conservative views—in prison: One day, as I sat in our driveway in Long Island playing with blocks and buckets, my curiosity got the Read More