Recently, I was doing a live conversation in the Man Talks Alliance, which is an online group for men from around the world.

And one of the men asked me, what are the rules that you have for the men that you become friends with?

Like, what are the rules that dictate your friendship?

Because this man was having problems with some of the men that were in his

life, some of his friends that didn't feel like very meaningful relationships. And he was wanting to

elevate the relationships that he had with other men in his life. And so I put together this list

in response to that because I realized that there are some very important prerequisites.

You know, the way of men, as Jack Donovan

says, the way of men is the way of the gang. And I think that every good friendship, that every

great man has a solid group of men around him. And those men are his alliance. You know, an alliance

by definition is for the mutual benefit of all involved. And I think

that that is what male relationships do best, is that when we really put effort and energy into them,

they can be for the mutual benefit of all involved. So here are some of the things that I abide by

with my friends as I've looked at the group of men that I've curated over the years.

Here are five or six things that I've found to be super helpful.

Number one, you and your friends should only discuss things that improve your life.

You should only discuss things that improve your life.

And the reason for this is pretty simple.

You know, we have a finite amount of time to spend with our friends.

And if we're just talking about meaningless shit that we don't care about, then not only not being very productive, but we are disrespecting that man in some way, shape, or form because he likely has wisdom to offer, insight to offer,

and value to contribute to you in your life. And so when I'm around my, the closest men in my life,

we talk about money. We talk about investment. We talk about saving. We talk about building our

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