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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone define masculine man? I can't change a lightbulb and don't ask me to change a tire. But I could probably solve a partial differential equation in my head. I know how to make money and I have more than we will ever need for the next 40+ years. I just need to kiss my wife and when i touch her p**y she is already wet.

Is a masculine man a man who can change a tire, deadlift 325 lbs? Definition please[/quote]

A masculine man would define it for himself, and others would agree with his definition. There is literally nothing you can do apart from provide a Y chromosome that I can't do or pay someone to do. And I could even pay someone for that if I wanted.

Masculinity isn't about money or physical strength. It's about reliability, and to some extent, charisma. You have to be able to sell it. But not in a gross overbearing way. If people don't agree with your definition of masculinity, then you're toxic.

Masculinity makes me feel safe in a bad time, whether that's a busted water heater, a bat in the attic, an illness, whatever. Yes, I can deal with these myself. But if you can project an aura of competence and ease with solutions to problems, I'll feel better about standing down and letting you handle it.

I can and do earn my own money. There's nothing masculine about a high income in and of itself. But if it brings a certain level of comfort in your own skin, that could count as the "provider" element of masculinity that others have mentioned. If you're a high-income dick who treats servers badly or thinks he can buy his way out of trouble, you squander any potential masc points and you're firmly in toxic territory.

There can be no masculinity without kindness.

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