Establishing Boundaries, Physical Touch Between Men, and Overcoming Jealousy | ASK ME ANYTHING
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In this Ask Me Anything episode, Ryan and Kipp tackle some of the most misunderstood challenges men face today. They break down how to establish clear and healthy boundaries - especially the role of reciprocity in relationships - and why unspoken expectations often lead to resentment.
The conversation also explores the importance of physical touch between men and how appropriate, grounded connections build trust and brotherhood. Finally, they address jealousy, comparison, and social media, offering practical strategies for cultivating gratitude while still pursuing growth. This episode is a tactical, honest discussion on showing up as a grounded, intentional man in every area of life.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - Opening
06:57 - UFC Commentary and Attention Spans
12:07 - Taking Ownership Around Authority Figures
19:42 - Carrot vs. Stick in Self-Discipline
26:20 - Physical Touch and Connection Between Men
31:47 - Choosing a Word or Theme for the Year
37:04 - Boundaries, Reciprocity, and Resentment
48:50 - Discipling and Mentoring Young Men
56:50 - Overcoming Jealousy and Social Comparison
01:03:51 - Raising Boys and Recommended Resources
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We are not obligated to be in relationships where there's not some metric of reciprocity. |
| 0:04.8 | It doesn't mean that you're equally contributing. |
| 0:07.1 | It means that what you're getting is valuable the same way as what she is getting is valuable to her. |
| 0:13.5 | And I'll tell you why this is important. |
| 0:15.4 | Because if you don't have a boundary of reciprocity, it only leads to resentment, |
| 0:20.6 | contention, bitterness, and animosity |
| 0:23.2 | because you're doing everything and they're not doing anything. So you better start identifying |
| 0:29.0 | it. It's the boundary of reciprocity. Kip, what's up, man? Good to see you this weekend. |
| 0:34.4 | Did you have a good weekend? I did. This week, but did you have a good weekend? |
| 0:38.7 | Smalltown, Utah. I went to Monroe, went to the hot springs, hung out with Mr. Matt Jenkins and his family. |
| 0:45.3 | That was our mini-adventure for January. Excellent. It was good. They just commercialized the hot springs down here. There's some hot springs, uh, in Leverican. |
| 0:55.7 | And a company bought the property. He was on private property. He was privately owned. And then a company bought it and they turned it into Zion River hot springs or something. And it's supposed to be really cool. But I'm like, man, I used to, I remember hopping the fence and sneaking into the hot springs when it was just the hot springs and now it's |
| 1:12.8 | got spas and jacuzzis it's all commercialized i'm like oh man ruin that one yeah there's something |
| 1:20.5 | to be said for the old days right where it like even these hot springs in monroe there's some ones |
| 1:27.4 | there's ones that are like man-built pools. |
| 1:30.3 | It's just dirt. |
| 1:31.7 | You just plop in there and cook like a lobster. |
| 1:36.0 | And it's good times. |
| 1:37.7 | There's something to be said for that. |
| 1:38.9 | I miss those days, man. |
| 1:40.6 | I think so, too. |
| 1:41.4 | There was a place just about 30 minutes south of me called Little Jamaica, |
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