she said im effeminate, i do keep my hair long and from time to time let my nails grow. I do pluck my eyebrows too!
but i do extreme things once and a while coz im an adrenalin junky!
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she said im effeminate, i do keep my hair long and from time to time let my nails grow. I do pluck my eyebrows too!
but i do extreme things once and a while coz im an adrenalin junky!
Yeah that's me alright! John Wayne and I are so much alike that everyone thinks he's my twin. This thread reminded me of a book that written in the 70's called Real Men Don't Eat Quiche. If you haven't read it, then go find a copy because it's hoot.Quote:
Are you a man's man?
So I asked my wife if she thought of me as a man's man. I almost detected a slight hesitation but she said definitely yes. Whew! Beneath this veneer of makeup, padding, and whatever else I throw into the mix, I'm just your everyday, garden variety kind of guy. OK, I heard that! Somebody out there is snickering!
Babette
Wifey says I'm a man's man all the time. She said it once when I was in a dress after killing a wasp in the house. Wasn't sure what to think! I can play on the John Deere, change the oil, hunt in the evening, and wear a dress at night. That's a good day!
I always wanted to be a WOMAN'S man!:D
What my girlfriends and ex would say? :straightface:
I've NO IDEA!:brolleyes:
I think I used to try but never felt right, or good, or worthy. Once I started to explore the best of me, I stopped those games. Guess what ladies, I'm happier and more successful in everything I do. Don't get me wrong, it isn't perfect yet but I feel good. I always envied the guy who seemed like he was in control. Now I get the joke. There's no limit on screwy lives. The way I see it, it's just another dumb label. By the way, LOL and OMG at the Post about marrying Sheila!
Shari
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Originally Posted by Amberle
Certainly not an American. John Wayne comes to mind.
P.S. I'm not a man's man.
A man's man to me is, and as others have said, a man who is comfortable being a man without trying to over do it. Macho is the exact opposite. I like the dictionary description that Miss Donni mentioned.
I grew up in a manly type family, but none of us show it, it's just a part of us....outdoorsmen, hunting etc, etc. After i got my deer this past fall, and came home and got the bloody clothes off and showered and slipped into something more COMFORTABLE, the change of personality is amazing. But at the same time i have always been a softy inside, very emotional and naturally nurturing, my lady friends and sister-in-laws always tell me how easy i am to be around, and relate too. There are feminine type personality traits that have always been there. I know my exes would agree if asked.........but why on earth do that?
So i guess to answer the OP, if my female friends were told, they would probably think i didn't fit the type that would CD. mj (Cassie)
Oh yeah, last time I checked, men's men don't wear panties.
OMG! WHAT did you just say?
ROTFLMAO!!!!
The wife used to call me a manly man all the time, after catching me in panties and the such a couple times she now calls me a puss. Oh well I like being a well dressed puss.
It may very well be. Although I don't feel like I have changed much. I have been self employed since 1984. I will be self employed when I finally retire. I have been the very aggressive dominant male all of my life. So I don't really understand the mannerisms thingy.Quote:
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Originally Posted by SuzanneBender
Oh I agree! Also what MissDonni said in post #16. A man's man is not the rude, macho, beer-guzzling stereotype. He knows what's important in life. Quiet. Well groomed. Self-effacing. His strength of character and positive outlook draws others to him. Strong arms. Broad shoulders. He smells good. lol.
imgonna go with what gabriella said on the first reply.id say that describes me too.im much calmer now that im out of the closet.
A man's man? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha (choke) hee hee ha ho ha ha hee ho ho (gasp) huh wha. . . .
I don't think so. She thinks I'm a good man, father, grandfather, husband, and friend. She knows I do a lot of things that are traditionally "manly" but we both know there are women who do those things (and often do them better than me). But a man's man, no, heee heee (snort) ha, giggle.
She also knows that if we peal away the surface of jeans, hiking boots and wool shirt, she's likely to find a bra and panties. Not typical stuff at all, but thanks for asking.
Ex military and at one time maybe too macho, less and less with the passage of time thankfully. I actually prefer the comany of women.
My SO tells me she appreciates the benefits of having a 'girly' man.
Barbara
Growing up I was never into the manly man things like sports and gym. I went as far as getting back into to the band to avoid gym class. (Didn't hurt that they were forming a new percussion line either.) After the first terror stricken ride on the back of a friends motorcycle as a kid I was hooked. I've never been a dominant personality. If there is someone else to lead I tend to let them until I absolutely have to.
As for how my wife sees it, she said the fact that I can admit to liking to wear or do something feminine makes me more of a man but not the man's man. If being the man's man is more about character than wrapping as Miss Donni suggests then maybe there is hope for me yet.
[SIZE="2"]When I had a SO, she pointed out to everyone, especially her friends, that I was “different” from other males – this was before I told her I was a crossdresser. After that revelation, her description changed, or simply evaporated, probably because my admission caused her great disorientation (see the "Thoughtful passages on queer lifestyles" thread)…[/SIZE]Quote:
Originally Posted by AKAMichele
[SIZE="2"]You’re describing a gentleman, which may or may not be a synonym for “Man’s man,” depending on your own ideas of male-ness. To me, men who enjoy the company of men and are somewhat sophisticated may fit the definition, but true gentlemen are even more refined in terms of compassion and sensitivity. A man’s man is seldom self-effacing, IMHO, and they can be noisy on occasion, if only to better fit in with the company they associate with…:straightface:Quote:
Originally Posted by ReineD
For a good example of a “man’s man,” I immediately think of Ian Fleming’s James Bond, but he was (and is) a fictitious character. The fact that he uses and discards women like cigarettes is food for thought, wouldn’t you say? I’m talking about the original characterization of Bond, not the updated politically correct version of recent years. Refined, sophisticated, charming, but still a male animal…
I think of myself as a boy’s girl, or a man’s girl, one and the same, conjoined for your pleasure…:battingeyelashes:[/SIZE]
Frédérique, in my definition, a man's man would also be a gentleman. Chivalrous. Principled. Cultured. Strong. Charismatic. A man who makes the ladies swoon because of his love and respect for them and he rises above the pecking order in the male hierarchy by garnering respect and admiration from the other men as well.
And a man like Suzanne (in dad mode) carrying his sleeping child up to bed. Tender.
I've met burly, boisterous, macho males who would not impress me as being a man's man.
Not in the slightest. Although, for God only knows what reason, people seem to think I am lol. What could possibly give them that idea?!
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Originally Posted by Jenny Gurl
AMEN sister! you hit it on the head....so much more!:battingeyelashes:
I would rather be a man's woman