Friend, Lover and Partner to your spouse...
Protector, Provider and Role-Model to your children.

The real question is, does it matter???

Everyone's got their own little formulated opinion in their head of "manliness"...
In reality, male or female, every person is different, and has different ways of going about doing things, thinking, acting, behaving.. whatever.
To let in all of these outside ideas of how you SHOULD be.. to let them influence you.. makes you untrue to yourself.
Following your own ideas (no matter how crazy they are, or "unmanly" you think they are) is what makes you just that much more interesting and unique. If it's not what the world labels as being a man.... then so what? I have a feeling you'll feel much better about your life if you do things your way, rather than trying to please anyone else.

Ugh... this is what I get for thinking as soon as I wake up.

Basically, what I'm trying to say is:
My idea of a man is simply a male figure, preferably one that's not hung up on trying like mad to be a man, but rather one that knows himself and what he wants despite how that makes him look.

Matt you need to answer this question yourself. First of all you need to be comfortable with who you are yourself. Only at that point can you accept things as they are and move on with your life.
Only then with the self confidence that brings with it will a women who also is self confident and sure of herself will seek you out and be drawn to you, and in the long run be comfortable beside you.

The media brainwashes everyone about what is right and what is wrong within our society. But usually that depends on what commercial products need to be made popular. A favorite line from a Rolling Stones song (You can't be a man because you don't smoke the same cigarettes as me!)

But you need to be comfortable with yourself, first and foremost.

If not there will always be a question in the back of your mind, as to why, or how, or with whom!

Hope these thoughts help.

and you should look like an "animal", to awake ancient female instincts with the ladies!

hah ha scion i aint embaresed lol i started this thread because we were talking about it at the bar and no one could agree w/ one another so i was like huh thats a funny and curious topic so i as eve said opened a huge ugly can o' worms i'm content w/ myself i'm a nice guy and thats just the type of dude i am i'm not asking for advice here more curious to see what peoples views and thoughts were on this subject also i'm not fretting that people arn't or are going to agree w/ one another as i know that won't happen it never does thanks for the feed back,
-neal aka dewdew thats a great story one you almost will certainly tell ur grand kids some day.
-wes thats a strong and polite thing to say and well mannered too may i add
-rein just right down what you think makes a man easy as that but you can allways read the first post in the thread to get a better idea
-wiz perhaps some one should start a thread on what makes a woman

and no i'm not asking for advice just peoples thoughts

The Spanish have a word for it:- "Hombria!"

"It's what young Latino's used be taught, but alas it's fallen into disuse.

"To have hombria, to be un verdadero hombre, was the best compliment a man could recieve. Un verdadero hombre is a true hero who overcomes adversity and always does the right thing!

Simple Latino Logic that's not so easy to exercise

Wiz