Five Ways to Be Manly: One Woman’s Perspective
There is a lot of information out there about what makes a man MANLY. Much of this information comes from the guys. If you aren’t this, then you aren’t manly, so say the guys. Well, women view things a little differently. Below are five of these indicators, from a woman’s perspective. Hopefully, I can help you be manly, but not lonely.
Beards
This trend needs to go away. Some women like beards, but not as many as popular culture would like you to believe. Manly men don’t need to hide behind a beard and they aren’t afraid of a razor. Besides, too many beards just look sloppy, or as if the owner was just too lazy that morning, and yuck, they catch crumbs! I don’t want to kiss a man who has food on his face, why would I want to kiss one who has food in his beard?
Craft Beer Drinker
Beer is good. There is no doubt about that. There is nothing quite like a cold beer on a hot summer day, especially when relaxing on the patio with my man, but the craft beer trend has gone too far. When the beer is more bitter than fresh kale, or it has to be chewed to swallow it, the pleasure is just gone. Besides, unless the man is the brew master, there isn’t much manly cred to popping the top off a bottle. Now, a man who knows how to mix a drink exactly the way I like it-that is manly. He gets bonus points if he isn’t afraid to use an egg white in my whisky sour. That is one skill every man should have.
Animal Lover
This is just sexy and mandatory for real men. I don’t necessarily require a man to cry, but he does need to be vulnerable enough to cuddle a puppy. If he can’t do that, then he is just too bottled up or rigid to be manly. Being manly requires strength: physically, mentally, and emotionally. If he does not have enough emotional strength to be vulnerable around animals, then he cannot be called manly!
Sports Fan
Being an armchair quarterback is not sexy. I don’t care how many stats and rules you know, if you have a life size cut out of your favorite player in your man cave, you are not sexy. Don’t get me wrong, occasional watching of sports is cool, especially if it is a sport you love playing. Obsessive watching and emotional investment in “your team” winning is not sexy. Getting out and participating in life and sports is sexy.
Independent
A successful man is manly. This goes all the way back to the cavemen. I might not need a man to support me, but by golly, I don’t want to be supporting my man. If he is independent enough to be an entrepreneur or small business owner, that is just icing on the cake. He lives by his own skills and makes his own rules. That man is going to be successful in any era, in any place, but is especially relevant right now, in this economy.
In Conclusion
I’m pretty sure I just described Indiana Jones. It wasn’t on purpose, but there it is. He was independent, he definitely participated in life, I’ll bet he could mix a drink, he liked the monkey, and he shaved when he could. Of course, this is just my opinion and I’m taken. Go find your own woman and ask her what is manly. She’ll tell you.
