Guys, do you ever feel like you can never be manly enough?

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I come from a conservative community, so I hear a lot of complaints about how new generations of men aren't "manly enough" for this reason or that reason. People saying Harry Styles isn't a man because he wears a dress, or you're not manly if you paint your nails or things like that. Wouldn't it be better to assume, for your sake and for theirs, that masculinity changes as time goes on?

It was only recently brought to my attention that every generation of men has complained about the new generation of men, going all the way back to the time of Ancient Rome when men complained that men weren't manly enough compared to the generation before them. The person presenting it gave this idea of "We can never meet the standards of masculinity if they always come from the past" so I'm curious. Do you ever feel like you can never meet those manly standards?

Berethor · Accepted Answer

It remind me the evil is easy trope, as it says there "as good is fond of reminding you, the pursuit of her is a never-ending quest. She is like the horizon: no matter how tenaciously you pursue good, you're never quite going to reach her." I am not top tier masculine and I accept it, the definition of masculinity don't need to change for me, and it don't need to change for Harry Styles as well, I needed to check if he not gay, it seems that he not, but he a crossdresser and it unmasculine. Speaking of Ancient Rome, they didn't had problem with dresses, so dresses is a controversial topic, but the dresses Harry Styles wear are made for women. Many masculine traits never change, like strength.

SnowedIn · Accepted Answer

This is a great question and you've added some great observations. I don't feel that way. I am who I am and good with it. There will always be people who think I'm not manly enough and there will be people who think that things I do are too... something, not even sure what those words are. So, in the absence of consensus, I'll do what I consider right and be the man I am.

Masonism · Answer

Regardless of what constitutes manliness on a personality and action basis. I feel like the fact that I can’t grow a beard is enough to fail the manly test. Then again I might be biased since I work in construction and it seems like everyone has a beard but me.

Anonymous · Answer

I don't try to be manly, maybe it's the asexuality or it could be something else altogether, I'm just a cynical, cold bastard who doesn't give a damn what people think about me or anything I do (I stay with in the law but morally I'm pretty much a pauper)

Sun_Kim-Ai · Answer

B. I often wear a military uniform and boots, and so on.  My father could have been passed as a "pretty boy" and even said I was a thug once.

John_Doesnt · Answer

Conservatives are generally the most ignorant about American history especially when they talk about traditions. They are completely unaware of how men used to wear pink, nylons and high heels.

Fuentes · Answer

I'm not a Nancy I'm as manly as they get I hate bitchassness it's like boofucking hooo guy, grow a pair of balls and stfu.

And let me clarify I am not telling you to shut up I am saying the men who can't act like men can. They're some people on here who can't read the English language.

exitseven · Answer

My wife says that they don;t make guys like me anymore. That is enough for me.

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