I voted A because all of the rest a woman can do just as well as a man.
Fighting ability is the only thing that differentiates us. The reason why men evolved on average to be taller than women, have more muscle mass, more strength pound for pound, was to fight and hunt. For most of our evolutionary history it was a man’s job to protect his family/tribe and to hunt dangerous animals.
Biologically speaking testosterone is the hormone which turns us into men. What happens when you have a lot of testosterone? You build muscle really easily. That’s why lifters take anabolic steroids, which are testosterone mimicking chemicals.
What constitutes a man, and makes him a man, in my view is complex. But to me, for a man to be a man, he needs to at least have the following qualities...
Courage, honor and humility.
A recognition of the power of his strength, and an ability to only use it in positive, helpful ways. In other words, he should possess “quiet strength”.
He should be a good listener.
He should be a protector.
And he should know how to fight, but not have to.
And lastly, a good penis in working order is a plus!
These are just a few of the best traits of being a male.
I picked Goals but if I could pick "all of the above" I would!! Well good grooming makes you more attractive but I don't think it is necessary to "be a man" but the other stuff on the list should be there ideally. Also to be clear I think guys should be ABLE to fight but should not WANT TO fight JMO!
Very well said!
I'd say his intelligence, self confidence, and how he projects himself, without trying to impress, just being himself.
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In a traditional sense a man is who takes it upon himself to take care of his family and ensure their safety and well-being. By family I don't mean just wife and kids. That includes parents and grandparents.
In the contemporary sense relative to the world we live in a man is who can take care of himself and not depend on anyone for happiness especially the opposite sex. A man is who falls and stands back up, goes through struggle and remains mentally in tacked and focus. A man is who is example to his surroundings... a man is a leader, a man is brievery. A man is a roof to the house in rainy and sunny days, a man is awesomeness 👌
The ability to provide for your family off of 1 income. If you can’t do that regardless if your good at fighting intelligent have emotional strength looks good clear goals that makes you a boy not a man. Your an underage boy if you can’t provide for a family off one 1 income. Most of western economies don’t allow this to work so western economies don’t allow boys to become men.
So your definition of a man is depending on what a boss chooses to pay?
@This_Is_My_Opinion8 pretty much yes there are other options like starting your own business and making enough money to to stay in a household of a one income it doesn’t matter if you’ve joined the military even as a fourth rent major general you only make 88,000 a year at forth rent major general is not a man because he’s not making enough to support his wife and family off of one income. That doesn’t mean your wife can’t work if she so chooses but a man should be making enough to sustain a family of four off of one income.
So if one day you don't make enough. But the next you do... Puff! You're a man now?
Do you know how little sense that makes?
@This_Is_My_Opinion8 that’s what it means to be a man in the 21 century in the west. You don’t have the sense of adventure we had in the 19th and 20th century (using the west prior to the formation of the United States). We use to have the idea of adventure and being a warrior and defending your country, men could make enough from war and exploration and come home and feed there families.
We no longer have this institution and sense of adventure that makes a man a man we one have 1 thing left and that’s taking care of a family of 4 based off of one income if you can’t do that very basic requirement after war and adventure is no longer an option your not a man. It may not make much sense but neither does the society we’re living in now, The west unless your making hundreds of thousands you can’t take care of a family of 4 off of 1 income because we pretty much double the work force by making all women have to work and we have gotten to then point that unless your making 500,000 a year because our economy doesn’t allow men to be men anymore we have very few true men in the west anymore
@Stoner710 this is a serious issue.
People thinking men are the ones that act stupid and violent (aka going on adventures and to wars) or the ones that just provide for the family.
Yes I said "just". Any man that brings lots of money home and does nothing more for the family is no man at all.
All you said is just stereotypical traits that were forced on us.
@This_Is_My_Opinion8 where do you think the stereotypes of what it means to be a man come from? It comes from centuries of tradition and what men had to do to survive and live in a hostile environment. Adventure, exploration and raising a family is what men were suppose to do. If anything adventure prevented wars, men took there wives and led them through mountain ranges in order to fine a better life on the other side. Or they would go alone and find wives on the other side of the mountains and settled down and had families and helped raise the next generation. The last couple generations really haven’t had a need to do that so we get soft men. There’s an old Chinese saying “hard times creates Hardman hard men creates soft times soft men create soft man soft men create hard times” sense western men lack a sense of purpose and adventure in modern society that leave 1 option left and that is provide for your family.
But since women have entered the paycheck work environment companies are able to charge more which makes it impossible for men to actually provide their last purpose in life and that is to go to work in order to provide for a Family while there wives take care of the house the kids and teaching the culture and how to live to the children. It really wasn’t until the 1970s or 80s that that begin to switch even in that sense Vietnam was good for the upbringing and raising of men in a society. This is why we essentially have the never grow up generation of millennials and they’re raising a generation that isn’t going to grow up in the best of circumstances because they are raised by soft men or in a lot of cases no man at all essentially the government has become daddy and real fathers have lost their purpose so yes in making enough money to provide your family with their life that they deserve isn’t feasible in the west anymore. Why do you think China has banned effeminate men from the screens why do you think they only allow people an hour of TV time a day and young folks an hour a video game time on the weekends so that they can go out and find a purpose in life rather than just sitting around and being lazy do I like making a living online yes is the best for me no but it’s what I can do to provide form my self until I do have enough money to raise a family
@Stoner710 everyone had to survive a more hostile environment than today. Those stereotypes came from the social impositions on people. But if you want to look back in time look at Vikings and Huns. They had women in battle often. Some were even warlords.
Regarding tradition... who cares? Just because it was tradition doesn't mean it's a good thing. Public execution was tradition too.
Soft men? You mean you want us to get back to the times where killing each other on the street was normal? Nothing about that made us better. It's called progress, life gets better and we more civilized. That's what makes us human. Less savages.
That saying is crap. Bad policies make bad times. Take the renascence period. Where intellect was king. Soft kind times. What happened? Religion happened and blood began to spill. Bad policies make bad times.
Both can provide for the house. Why is this an issue?
Vietnam was what? That did nothing but give a bunch of people post traumatic stress disorder.
What you call soft is simply kind easy going people. They make far better father than the absent brutes. They can raise children with emotional intelligence. Maybe that will make the next generation suicide less because the past generation suicide rate is absurd. So much for being strong.
The government is no one's father and the role of a father is the same. In what way the role of the father changed? Still provide, still teach, still protect. But now, the mother does that too. So what?
Because China is a modern country with a last century mentality. Japan just recently allowed women to take part in corporate meetings, as long as they never talk. What kind of absurdity is that?
Emotionally developed is a great sign that you're dealing with an adult and not a tall child, but even then some guys just get stuck somewhere. And they still have all the responsibility of being an adult. So best just to go by age. Reach like 19/20 and you're a man sure.
Emotional strength, as in the ability to empathize with others and not be afraid to show concern for others' wellbeing
Beautifully said
Feelings are a woman’s bread and butter not a man’s… It’s proven women empathize better then men. I don’t agree even slightly that this is the MOST important for a man specifically.
It was very vague I agree. Emotional strength I meant the ability to remain in control during dangerous and scary situations and such. Stoicism and self control. I think emotional strength for men and women is different.
Something else: Maturity, responsibility, and ethics (doing the right thing). That could possibly be option D on your list, but I'm not sure.
I've written a MyTake about this. There's fundamentally 5 traits to masculinity.
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Takes care of business and gets things done
Provides for his family and love ones
Willing dress up and have a tea party with His daughter
I am not speaking in biological terms, but moreso ethical.
A man can provide, he can protect, he can rise up to his challenges, he is virtuous, he does what is necessary.
Virtue makes the man.
XY chromosomes. That's a man.
Anything else is relative.
Emotional strength, such as being able to be mature or classy in difficult situations.
Physical strength is the most manly trait, and nowadays most women have a job.
Having a penis and balls.
The rest varies and is present in both genders.
It is whatever you want it to be. But I guess the ability to grow facial hair is something differentiate men from women.
A man just IS. A man doesn't ask himself whether he's a man or not. A man always conducts himself as a man in every situation.
The ability to have emotion makes you a man and a human being and have the ability to rebound.
I'd say all of the above but emotional strength being the top.
XY chromosome and being of adult age. All the other things you mentioned are just toxic masculinity
I don't think there's one size fits all definition to what a man is. Everyone's different.
Emotional strength, someone who can lead a family and make the tough choices
It's all about connecting. Looks can fade, a soul stays forever
Caring for others. Being a mensch.
All of the Above
Emotional strength
Emotional strength and honesty
Goals and the ambition/resolve to achieve them.
Possessing XY chromosomes.
Are you talking about a man or a Giga Chad?
Emotional strength is my pick
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Money.
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