Guyland: A summary

Michal Kimmel defines Guyland as "both a social space and a stage of life." Guyland is the time for a male between being a child and being an adult, also commonly known as tweens, twixters, or adolescents. Initially, the article discusses how Guyland has changed over time; in present time, boys enter adolescence earlier and leave it later, marrying later, moving out of their parent's houses later, having kids later, etc. Guyland is a confusing time for most males because traditionally it is a time to 'find yourself' but the idea of not being secure and strong is a crime to anyone striving to be masculine. Boys rebel in this time to try to preserve their masculinity which is why education and parents seem irrelevant . By their late twenties though, most men eventually drift out of Guyland, entering the world of adulthood.