Published February 2, 2010 | MEN’S HEALTH
Off Their Chests
The fear of developing ‘manboobs’ surely strikes at the heart of men. What causes some men to develop breasts, and how it can be treated.
By Jessica Bennett | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Nov 8, 2007
Junior high school isn’t easy for anyone. But for Merle Yost, it was constant dread. He was tortured with bras hung over his locker, the constant assignment to the “skins” team during gym class, and a particularly brutal nickname (“Tits”). “I learned really early to cover up and hide, and I spent the next 20 years wearing big shirts to cover my chest,” he recalls.
Published February 2, 2010 | Sandy and Dan were ready for a new house. They had loved their little cottage type home when they had first married, but three children and a dog later, things were getting a bit close! They visited several homes that were very nice, but Sandy had her heart on a house that she had seen while visiting an antique store in the next town. It was absolutely gorgeous. With a plantation feel, it was more than cozy and had iron work on the fence and porch. She thought it looked like an overgrown doll house and she couldn’t think of living somewhere else.