Should men be stronger then their female companions?

the only thing physical I could accept my wife being better at is endurance running...because **** that.

but... it was entirely about him being weaker than you... just a note.

Otherwise, maybe you've inspired him to improve himself and throw out the tampons (joking about the last part)

its a quick yes , but there are exceptions to the rule

SCHWING!!!

Cos I just beat mine at an arm wrestle, as Ive been lifting heavy and he is devastated . . . . . . . . . . oops

This country has got to the point were men have become way to womanly. Men should be men. This metrosexual, weak girly man crap wouldnt play anywhere near me.

^THIS!

Manly doesn't mean strong.."girly" doesn't mean weak...imo just saying.

When talking about traditional manly manness, yes it does.

It shouldn't matter, although physiologically speaking, with a little work he should be able to out-do you easily.

And all of this "men should be manly" junk is a bunch of sexist crap. If a man is naturally effeminate, there's nothing wrong with that. People should be whatever the *kitten* they want to be, regardless of gender stereotypes.

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I respect your opinion, and disagree.

It shouldn't matter, although physiologically speaking, with a little work he should be able to out-do you easily.

And all of this "men should be manly" junk is a bunch of sexist crap. If a man is naturally effeminate, there's nothing wrong with that. People should be whatever the *kitten* they want to be, regardless of gender stereotypes.

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I respect your opinion, and disagree.

I don't respect your opinion because you are wrong.

Think about this guys- what if you were in an accident and were no longer physically strong and able. Would you be any less of a man? Would your spouse/partner love you any less? My husband is 6'5 and well over 200 pounds. He is as masculine as it gets and still would be if he were in a wheelchair and unable to move. To me, masculinity has *nothing* to do with physical strength. It has to do with how you treat a woman, your ethics, your willingness to sacrifice for your family and your ability to command the respect of your friends. That is how I judge a real man- not by how much he can bench.

My legs are stronger than his, but his arms are stronger than mine. We call it even, and he thinks its cute. He calls me Diesel. LOL!

I've always been more physically fit and stronger than my SOs. But I'm sure it was due to the fact that I trained hard and played sports and they didn't. Didn't bug me and it didn't bug them. To each their own.

Can't...breathe...political...correctness...suffocating...

You've listed a lot of reasons strength shouldn't be a component of masculinity. Why then is it ok to be a 'strong, independent, woman'? I have yet to see a post on this thread saying that a woman shouldn't be as strong as she could be, and yet comments about men being as strong as they can be are sexist? There is nothing wrong with trying to be as strong as you possibly can. Physiologically speaking (and physical impairments aside) that will just about always be at a higher level than your female SO. So for as long as you can expect other women to be strong and independent, I can expect other men to be strong and independent (read: stronger than your girlfriend). I do, personally, consider physical strength to be a component of 'manliness'. It's not the only thing, though, and can be more than made up for in other ways. Just like I consider boobies to be a component of femininity (phbbbbtssttssspppphbbbtt) but there are plenty of beautiful flat chested women out there that are tremendously feminine. I love them too.

To add, I've heard of this new trend for girlie-men (I'm joking, sheesh don't bite my head off) to try to make themselves feel stronger by preventing their SOs from lifting or whatever? That's utter crap and they should be curbstomped.

There, my rant is done. All that being said, the most impressive physical feat I've seen in my entire life was this past weekend. A guy came into the gym in a wheel chair. Although I didn't ask it looked like he had ALS. This BAMF wheeled over and started doing one armed tricep extensions for reps. Made me feel weak as hell. That guy, I can say without a shadow of a doubt, is stronger than me.

Can't...breathe...political...correctness...suffocating...

You've listed a lot of reasons strength shouldn't be a component of masculinity. Why then is it ok to be a 'strong, independent, woman'? I have yet to see a post on this thread saying that a woman shouldn't be as strong as she could be, and yet comments about men being as strong as they can be are sexist? There is nothing wrong with trying to be as strong as you possibly can. Physiologically speaking (and physical impairments aside) that will just about always be at a higher level than your female SO. So for as long as you can expect other women to be strong and independent, I can expect other men to be strong and independent (read: stronger than your girlfriend). I do, personally, consider physical strength to be a component of 'manliness'. It's not the only thing, though, and can be more than made up for in other ways. Just like I consider boobies to be a component of femininity (phbbbbtssttssspppphbbbtt) but there are plenty of beautiful flat chested women out there that are tremendously feminine. I love them too.

To add, I've heard of this new trend for girlie-men (I'm joking, sheesh don't bite my head off) to try to make themselves feel stronger by preventing their SOs from lifting or whatever? That's utter crap and they should be curbstomped.

There, my rant is done. All that being said, the most impressive physical feat I've seen in my entire life was this past weekend. A guy came into the gym in a wheel chair. Although I didn't ask it looked like he had ALS. This BAMF wheeled over and started doing one armed tricep extensions for reps. Made me feel weak as hell. That guy, I can say without a shadow of a doubt, is stronger than me.

There is a dude with one leg who comes into my gym.....He will do the elliptical for an hour straight. He is my hero.

Can everybody just chill out? She was just feeling proud of being strong.:drinker:

p.s. when I said "stereotyping confusion" I meant about dancers, not women.

i could kick my hubz *kitten*. but he would like it too much!!