Working at Esquire, I’ve read my fair share of complicated divorce stories. Marriages, it seems, can fall apart in many different ways, and the aftermath varies as much as the men who experience them. For this week’s edition of the Secret Lives of Men, Esquire contributor Rosael Torres-Davis spoke with a man who became, let’s say, tied up in a new sexual adventure after he split from his wife. Read the story below.
—Chris Hatler, deputy editor
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When I’m tying someone up, I’m not thinking about how it all fell apart with my ex-wife. I’m thinking about this woman, this knot, these next three inches.
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The door opens, and I don’t always know who’s on the other side.
I’ll have exchanged a photograph or two. Maybe a few messages. But the woman standing in my hallway is, more often than not, a stranger. She’s nervous, curious, and has no idea, not really, what the next two or three hours are going to look like. Neither do I, which is precisely the point.
I’m 59 years old. I run an investment portfolio—finance, private equity, and a handful of restaurants scattered across Dallas—that took me the better part of three decades to build. My parents came to this country from Italy with almost nothing: my father with a trade, my mother with a stubbornness that I now recognize in myself whenever I look in the mirror. I put myself through school. I built something. By most measures, I have everything. Or I did, until the divorce made me reckon with what I’d been trading away to get it.
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There’s no more beating around the bush: low-profile sneakers are cool. They’ve never not been cool, but for a hot second, chunky dad shoes were running the show. And while we love a dad shoe, the chunkiness and clunkiness gets a little old—especially come warmer weather.
Thus, we turn to the low-profile sneaker. It’s also a pretty versatile style. You can get really low—almost as if you are just wearing socks with soles—or you can opt for something with a bit more coverage that hits just below your ankle. You can splurge on a Gucci or Prada pair, go for the middle market with a suede Dries Van Noten style, or keep it under $100 (but still high-quality!) with a pair from Reebok or Adidas. No matter the man, there’s a low-profile sneaker calling his name.
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Let’s face it: It’s hard unsubscribing to Netflix. The streamer has come a long way since it was a DVD rental service, and its original content game is a pretty attractive commodity. Even if the final season of Stranger Things wasn’t all that great, and you feel like you’ve heard the plot repeated a handful of times, there’s still something else on Netflix worth watching. That’s especially true in 2026.
Since January, Netflix has offered a pretty killer selection of original movies and original shows. Shows like His & Hers, with Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal, and Vladimir with Rachel Weisz proves there’s still an audience for star-driven grownup fare.
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