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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My partner is a construction foreman in his fifties. He also grew up on a ranch, so he knows how to do all sorts of useful stuff. The way he carries himself just exudes self-confidence and competence. You'd want someone like him to be your pilot or the person who shows up when you've wrecked your car and need to be pulled out before it explodes. He's definitely shorter than 5'10", but he doesn't come across as a short guy at all because of his demeanor.

He has broad shoulders and well-defined arm and stomach muscles to die for, and he works out regularly to maintain it all. (He has zero issues with me not being a regular at the gym.) The main thing that makes him the epitome of masculine is his "I've got this" attitude and his MacGyver ways. He doesn't try to stop me from handling stuff on my own like installing a curtain rod, but if I give him an opening, he'll be there immediately with all his expertise and resources to get it done. He also has no problem whatsoever acknowledging that there are lots of things I'm good at that he isn't, and he readily requests my help with those things, which I see as a sign of his self-confidence.  He is fine with wearing light pink/salmon shirts. He is well-groomed and even tries out DIY facial products and recipes he finds on TikTok. So, a masculine man doesn't have to be a caveman.

My partner has children from his prior marriage and takes a great deal of pride in providing for them financially and in being a very involved parent who keeps a close watch over them. He really looks down on other men who don't stick around to raise their kids even if their relationship with the mom didn't work out. I make more money and far more education than he does, so he doesn't have any hang ups about women who can get it done at the office and who are compensated accordingly. 
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It's like you wrote a job description for The Perfect Man. I don't give a tiny rat's ass about his income; I have my own. But all that other stuff? Confidence + competence + kindness + responsibility? Hired. [/quote]

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