What is a Man

I believe that being a man is not as complicated as most people assume it to be. Being a man simply means that you are true to yourself and do not change who you are for anyone else. I know a lot of people that judge what makes you a man based on superficial stereotypes. Men are always boasting about how many women they have slept with, how strong they are, how much they can drink, or even how many fights they have been in.

 In my eyes all of these arguments are ridiculous and don’t prove anything. A real man can commit to one woman and be happy knowing that he isn’t just like every other guy. I believe any man willing to sleep with anyone that is willing is disgusting. I believe that nobody should sleep with someone unless they are committed to that person (not necessarily marriage) and wanting a long term relationship with that person. I literally get sick when I think of how society treats sex as a casual pleasure rather than an expression of true love for one another. Also a real man doesn’t care if he can lift more weights than someone else. If you are working out you should do it for yourself, not to try and prove yourself to total strangers. When it comes to drinking I always see other grown men comparing how much they have had to drink and mocking the guys that haven’t had as much calling them “light-weights”. You shouldn’t be drinking as a competition. I have nothing wrong with having a drink but when you are attempting to drink as much as possible every time you drink then I believe that is wrong and extremely unhealthy. I also believe that being in fights with people does not make you more of a man it makes you a bully trying to make yourself feel better about your shallow personality.

I have only been with two women ever. I have been with my ex-wife and now I am with my current wife. I don’t try and show off while working out. I actually don’t like working out in front of anyone because of all the show boating that goes on. I very rarely drink and if I do it’s very little. The only person I have ever been in a fight with is my brother and I hate that we have even fought. I consider myself to be the opposite of most males but I also consider myself to be more honest with who I am. My honesty is what makes me a real man.