A few years ago, I used to post on this site. And a recurring theme I touched upon was gender role reversal. Dating-wise, I wasn't like most men. I'm still not.
I was into tomboys, which sounds pretty normal. Until you consider that I found masculine qualities in women attractive, overwhelmingly more so than femininity. Athleticism, strength, and big muscles were my Kryptonite. A woman being delicate was a turn-off to me--and still is.
Physically, I didn't agree with most men on short girls either. Being my height or taller than me--ideally the latter--was more attractive. For context, I'm 5'6/167 cm.
In terms of personality, I looked for things many women look for in men. Being willing to fight or kill things if necessary, leadership, logic and rationale, bravery or courage--bravery is lacking fear, while courage is acting despite having fear--, protectiveness, heroism, and so on. Basically, what women appreciate in men (on average), I appreciated in women.
And as you can imagine, I am not even close to a manly man.
A lot of conservatives (many of whom are dating coaches and dating gurus) say that a woman is valuable to a man if she is nurturing, lets him lead, loves children, etc. So to both people in particular, how do you explain men like me? How do you explain men who are in need of MASCULINE energy from a woman, rather than FEMININE?
