

Testimonials “An insightful book about one of life’s most important goals: How a man can be a hero to his wife” - Shmuley Boteach, Host of Shalom in the Home and author of Kosher Sex “A cautionary tale, it cautions us to not throw out the baby with the bath water - to not toss out the man with the insensitivity.” - Warren Farrell Ph.D.

Interestingly, these insights are the traits that he heard many women complain were lacking in men today – showing leadership, making decisions and taking responsibility. People started seeking his advice and would say, “Why didn’t someone tell me this before?” Moving beyond the trendy ideas about a man’s role – that just don’t seem to work – Elliott Katz shares insights on being a man that have withstood the test of time. He found powerful timeless insights in the lessons that fathers and other older male role models taught younger men. When a man sees a situation that needs to be dealt with, he should step forward and handle it. After his own journey seeking insight on the man’s role in a relationship, Katz found wise advice in the lessons that fathers and other older men taught younger men: Show leadership One of women’s biggest complaints is that men don’t show their share of leadership in the relationship. The irony is that while men think they’re being sensitive and non-controlling, the biggest complaint I hear from women is that men today don’t show leadership, they don’t make decisions and they won’t take responsibility in the relationship,” says Katz, whose book Being the Strong Man A Woman Wants: Timeless wisdom on being a man is being translated into 24 languages in Europe, Asia and Latin America. “Today’s men have received so many confusing messages on what a man should be, they’re bewildered.” “To avoid accusations of being controlling, many men have gone to the other extreme and avoid showing leadership and making decisions.
