LADIES!!!! What qualities separate a "real man" from a man?

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  • javamonster
    javamonster Posts: 272 Member
    A spine. :flowerforyou: Sadly lacking in most men I know.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    Having their priorities in order: God then family and serving both selflessly. You can be funny, wealthy, smart and gorgeous but without the right priorities, adrift and without a true purpose.

    What she said.
  • SmartFunGorgeous
    SmartFunGorgeous Posts: 699 Member
    Humility is the key separator. There's nothing wrong with a man who is confident, but a man who knows his strengths and don't take them as his natural due for simply being male... That's rare and to be treasured. That's the man others willingly follow.

    There are numerous other factors that I find attractive, but that's the key.
  • SmartFunGorgeous
    SmartFunGorgeous Posts: 699 Member
    I'm glad somebody got it haha! Mulan is my favorite :3

    I got it and I loved it! :-)
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Rough and tumble on the outside, yet a heart of gold on the inside
    Humble
    Honest (my husband is honest to a fault!!)
    Will do anything for her
    Hard working at home and at work - a man's work is never done either
    Gentle
    Passionate about something (could be work, hobby, sport, etc)
  • vichick20
    vichick20 Posts: 96 Member
    I agree with most of the above postings... I would add (ladies don't kill me haha) that I like it when a "real man" takes charge! Sometimes it is nice to take the backseat :)
  • crystalslight
    crystalslight Posts: 322 Member
    A real man is a giver not a taker. Takes care of his responsibilities, without being asked and without complaint. I like protective and witty. A good daddy. Which luckily my husband is ALL of these and more :love:
  • Kalrez
    Kalrez Posts: 655 Member
    When your walk keeps up with your talk.

    Basically, this + able to handle your business.

    Everything else, imo, are petty requirements.

    "Be bigger and stronger than me and treat me like a princess blah blah blah." That's nice and all, but not required in order to be classified as a "real man."
  • Jeff92se
    Jeff92se Posts: 3,369 Member
    salary? haha
  • Carl01
    Carl01 Posts: 9,307 Member
    writing.gif
  • Gigi_licious
    Gigi_licious Posts: 1,185 Member
    Batteries
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    I think "real" would most likely qualify as tangible. To some, the virtual connection seems to be all the reality they need...
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    I'm getting a bump on this one so I can read it later lol...

    Nice post man =D.
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    When a man stands up and does what is right for what he believes in, in the face of opposition and pressure. The man who cannot be knocked down by what the rest of the world wants and demands is a real man to me.
  • ummlovelovesyou
    ummlovelovesyou Posts: 1,024 Member
    R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    :heart:
  • ummlovelovesyou
    ummlovelovesyou Posts: 1,024 Member
    R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    :heart:

    (to the tune of the song......lol)
  • StrengthIsBeautiful
    StrengthIsBeautiful Posts: 309 Member
    His word.
  • valeriebpdx
    valeriebpdx Posts: 497 Member
    A real man is honorable, takes care of his responsibilities with minimal complaint, and is respectful to others, even those from whom he has nothing to gain. Dudes who are rude to service workers are the worst. A guy who can be tender, for example with kids or when his woman is feeling weak, is very hot. There are other qualities I find attractive or not, but these are the only ones I can think of that are required for "real manhood."
  • adjones5
    adjones5 Posts: 938 Member
    I agree with most of the above postings... I would add (ladies don't kill me haha) that I like it when a "real man" takes charge! Sometimes it is nice to take the backseat :)

    I second this also.
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    A guy who can be tender, for example with kids or when his woman is feeling weak, is very hot.

    Yes..... a man's tenderness makes me sweat! :blushing:
  • DannyMussels
    DannyMussels Posts: 1,842 Member
    About 3"-4"
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    "Real men" are men who aren't afraid to get down and dirty in the mud once in a while, are intelligent and well mannered, carry themselves with some dignity, are independent and financially responsible, treat their elders with respect, are not manwhores but are socially active with a good circle of friends, stand up for themselves and their friends, aren't wimps, and most of all treat the women in their lives with respect (mothers, sisters, grandmothers, wives, girlfriends, etc.).

    Nothing is more of a turnoff than a man who badmouths, belittles, or disrespects his mother, sister, grandmother, etc. Guys who spend too much time in front of the mirror are ugly to me too, even if they have a great body and a nice face. I'm much more attracted to the rugged but bathed types. Guys who value their possessions over the people in their lives are instantly downgraded to "never datable" as well. I don't care if you have a nice car if you mooch off your friends and family.
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    I'm much more attracted to the rugged but bathed types.

    LOL @ rugged but bathed!! I am with you on this!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Y'all missed the most obvious answer. A real man doesn't worry about whether or not he's a real man. He just is.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Dudes who are rude to service workers are the worst.

    YES
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    Y'all missed the most obvious answer. A real man doesn't worry about whether or not he's a real man. He just is.


    ^^^^ This!

    Plus:
    kills bugs without question
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Ok! I'm a "man". At least biologically speaking.

    I've taken in everything that's you've all said.

    Digested it. Processed it. Done the full spectrum.

    And, this is what i deduce.

    All these things you want in your "real man".


    So, what you REALLY want.....

    ...is a Woman! :D
  • Romans624
    Romans624 Posts: 822
    ~ Takes responsibility for his actions... which is not just admitting your wrong, but taking productive steps to a solution
    ~ Seeks to find a solid value system and strives to develop his character
    ~ Is generally successful at finding his own balance of kind & honest / sometimes humor helps. Each person is different, whatever works for them. But I can't trust a liar or someone who is not dependable. I don't feel safe with someone who is not kind.
    ~ Has a good heart, full of good things and if he realizes (more like when) theres not good stuff in there... he self improves.


    Stays true to himself... strong... confident... and reaches happiness or general contentedness with life.


    That's approximately what I think. I might phrase some things differently possibly. I might be missing something important too but those things stick out.
  • paper_doll_
    paper_doll_ Posts: 64
    A man must be must be swift as the coursing river.
    With all the force of a great typhoon.
    With all the strength of a raging fire.
    Mysterious as the dark side of the moon.


    Bahahaha quoting Mulan (Disney version). Nice.

    i even read it like the song.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Well.... a "real man" has a penis of some sort....
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