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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You want a real man, but society today frowns on real men, OP. Welcome to the great compromise. This is what women wanted.[/quote]

Portions of society frown on it.

Enroll your son in tackle football.  And then wrestling in the winter.  And then lax or baseball in the spring.

Take him somewhere he can learn to fish or hunt.

Real, true masculine men exist.  Not the fake masculinity.  But the real one.  Where men understand their responsibility to the next generation.  Where they teach values and self-sufficiency.  Where your son learn mental resiliency, toughness, and compassion.

Let your boy be the boy he is, assuming that you're asking bc he's different than his father [/quote]

My answer would be: MOVE OUT OF THE BIZARRE WASH DC BUBBLE

Real men galore in the other areas and states. They seek work/life balance, are in shape, run businesses, coach kids sports teams, attend professional and kids sports games, BBQ meat and make pies, go to church & brunch every Sunday, spend time with extended family, review their kids’ grades work, maintain the yard and vehicles.

And a little more golf and tailgating before college games.

But otherwise it’s all good.

Lots of double dates too now that the kids are older and can stay home. Going to a speakeasy soon with some neighbors. [/quote]

NP. Let's see, here: Sports, more sports (pro AND kids'), grill that meat, loves to work on cars and the yard, and oh boy! He likes to tailgate too and that's...a virtue, I guess?

Could this be more stereotypically macho? I hope this is a sarcastic post.

If not, I do get that this is the Ideal Man for some women, but damn. Not a word about whether he has an intellect (sorry, checking the kids' homework doesn't count) or an emotion beyond Protecting The Family and Loving His Mama. What does this "real man" talk about with his wife other than the kids, the grocery list for the next tailgate party, and when she's next expected to spend time with his extended family? [/quote]

Wowzers you really resent sports, cooking and car maintenance. What a trigger! Good luck with that! [/quote]

No, I resent outdated, stupid stereotypes of supposed masculinity. A "real man" can work on cars and also have a brain. A sports fixation doesnt automatically make a man masculine. It's pretty 1950s to use sports, cars and grilling as yardsticks for masculinity. [/quote]

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