I don't like seeing men act
weak and submissive when they have a well-formulated and well-reasoned moral stand that they need to make, or act
lazy and whiny when they have duties to fulfill, or seeing men act
conniving and dishonest when they should be acting with a moral code. I'm not sure how much of this fits into
your definition of a real man. Mostly because so many men think that being a real man simply means being an asshat of a player to women, doing anything, even dishonest things for money, or running away from their responsibility to their loved ones or society in order to maintain a sense of "independence."
People's definitions of what a real man is varies
greatly from person to person. Lots of guys, particularly younger ones, think that they can increase their masculinity points by sleeping with lots of women in one night stands or accruing lots of money. While both of these things are fun and not a bad way to live, they're
simply fun and superficial perks to a greater way of life and not an end-game desire for me personally. Neither is getting married or having kids for all men, as they personally seem incredibly boring to me and a pointless errand for a guy like me considering that I would rather spend my life on different things and prefer to stay away from the legal and personal risks involved.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that
my definition of a real man is
someone who acts in honesty, a strong work ethic, and has a strongly formed moral compass. What you decide to do with those things from there is your prerogative, but it gets annoying as fukk to see people try to act like they are the authority on what makes you
truly masculine.
I know that I disagree at least a little bit with everyone on this board on this, but I tried to make a definition that could encompass what different people decided to do with their lives within a respectable set of guidelines.