I spent several years at Pendleton as a kid.  I learned a great deal of respect for them, and I still have it to this day.  I am not intimidated by them in the least, but I knew with my feet and eyes, I would never be one.  But I do respect them a great deal.

Are you SURE that you're not genetically related to my husband in some way?

This is a very interesting series of articles. I feel like I'm getting an insight into the man behind the screen-name.

Here, have a cookie on me.

What defines a man most is how he is with a woman

If I ever got her permission, I might write about this, probably in the same series here...

I've been looking for something more personal to say, and I think this is alright without getting too deep into it. I'm glad y'all are liking it okay. I'll have to think hard before I come up with another one... it's really borderline whether this is a true "fear" or an "insecurity" thing.

What defines a man most is how he is with a woman

Hahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa................ Ooooh, that was a good laugh.

I would love, just for a day, to see the world through a woman's eyes. Wonder if I would recognize it...

I would say that how a man is with a woman is one of the most important things in life, but it DOES NOT define the man. That's why Don Juan's can be great lovers, but lousy men.

I would love, just for a day, to see the world through a woman's eyes. Wonder if I would recognize it...

I doubt it. I think I might recognize the world through a dude's eyes because I've done things in the past that were traditionally masculine, but I don't think I could live like that for too long.

I would say that how a man is with a woman is one of the most important things in life, but it DOES NOT define the man. That's why Don Juan's can be great lovers, but lousy men.

I'm going to dispute that. I don't think she meant in the sack, I think she meant in general. How he treats her, talks to her, behaqves around her and so on.
I don't wholly agree with her statement either; I think that the best way to tell how a man REALLY is is to watch him with his children (or around someone else's children)...but I do think that you can tell a lot about a man based on his behaviour when he's with his woman.

Men who work with their hands, can fix things, know their way around a car engine, who aren't afraid to get dirty. It's because I'm afraid they're better than me in some way.

Trust me. It's nothing special. It's mostly just experience and being too dumb to fear royally jacking things up. If you're really good, you learn from watching other peoples mistakes. Besides, you've got some manly man qualities. You're a big guy, you've sired children, you're fond of beer, (or old crow anyways), you've been in the army, and you know your way around a gun.

Plus, honestly, how many manly men can say all that, in addition to having a mensa sized IQ and speaking multiple languages? Get yourself a pickup trick and a drunken fistfight, and I'd say you're already there.

What defines a man most is how he is with a woman, not what he can fix on the car, how many chin-ups he can do on the PT field, or how many stripes he has on his sleeve.

LW, I am sorry but even though women such as yourself offer input to men and decide for yourselves what's masculine behavior, I haven't met a man yet in over thirty-five years as an athlete that measures his masculinity by how he behaves with a woman.

If we were raised properly, our behavior changes in the presents of a woman, especially around the one we care about.

Plus, honestly, how many manly men can say all that, in addition to having a mensa sized IQ and speaking multiple languages?

Spc, there are many males that have crawled through jungles around the world taking fire with the best of the best macho men that happen to have specialized high IQ's, possess multiple languages and employed by various agencies, that also know how to treat a lady and drive a truck.

I remember watchin' you rassle SSG pretty-boy to a stand-still. He gave up because he couldn't match your stamina. That's a pretty manly feat. I also remember helping you work on White Lightning. We were both afraid it was going to fall apart around us. Ah well, most of these things are not the true measure of a man anyway. You are the real deal, don't sweat this other stuff.

If we were raised properly, our behavior changes in the presents of a woman, especially around the one we care about.

I have to agree with that.

I've done things in the past that were traditionally masculine, but I don't think I could live like that for too long.

I agree. I think that 100% masculinity is a weakness. I saw Saturday Night Fever the other night, and the lead character (Travolta’s) embodied all that is generally considered “strong”. But from a spiritual point of view his character was quite weak.

It's because I'm afraid they're better than me in some way. And I've tried to compensate, which isn't really getting over the

Whether such attributes are considered “better” or not depends on our point of view. There’s yin and yang in us all, and if we can find a way to balance them out then I think we can get closer to experiencing inner harmony, and rise above feelings of insecurity / fear, and all that.