What is true manliness does it truly even exist at all?

Manliness to me is doing the things you want to do despite what people thinks and then take responsibility for it.
For Example: Oh crap,I got my girl preggers
Manly thing to do: Be there for her and provide child support should marriage is not in any plans
Not so manly: Keep saying "I never tapped that".

By this definition every bodybuilder would be manlier than the bravest soldier. Also, unprovoked phsyical aggressiveness is anything but manly. Almost all warrior codices that ever existed held honor and respect even towards the opponent in very high regard. Physical fitness is certainly a very important aspect in the way to manliness, because it teaches self-discipline and self-control, but it's not its goal.

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How often is a woman unable to work because of pregnancy? 1-2 months in a year? In the medieval age especially women and children used to work. The "housewife" role came only in existance in the 20th century, when because of economic development a single job was able to provide for the entire family. The working proletariat of the 19th century was as female as it was male.

True manliness is a defintion, that's all it is.

If you define true manliness as being able to wear pink shirts when you're straight then that's true manliness for you.

You do realize that pregnancy does not inhibit a woman's ability to work up until the last few months? Google "the role of women in medieval society".

What if true manliness is really unreachable? and we are but only "boys"

Masculinity could be considered an illusion, but when so many are convinced of it's existence and power, does it not make you want to be able to claim it for yourself nonetheless?

Manliness is just being able to be true to oneself. By that I mean that someone manly will first accept what he is, then if he finds himself in the wrong he will try get right, and if he finds the world is wrong, he will express his way of thinking, try to make the world better, and never back down unless he is proven wrong.

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The definition of "manly" has changed throughout history and will continue to change in the future. Every homo sapien with the Y chromosome can be considered a "man", but "manly" is a social construct.

Being Manly means you can take full responsibility for yourself.

Human Experimentation is of course very not allowed, but if it were, I do think that different patterns would emerge amongst the sexes. Just throwing anthropological stuff around, again- with proof of the entirety of human history.

Before you decry me for being sexist- I'm not saying that one is superior to the other, but that yes- there are differences, and that we are not homogeneous, with only society and upbringing to distinguish one another.

I don't think that's sexist.
Yes, biological differences exist, but for almost all of life, they don't determine personal qualities or behavior beyond a small degree.

True manliness to me isn't something associated with looks. The fact that different things look good for different cultures for guys proves this. Compare Bishi vs. American movie guy. Angular and youthful features vs chiseled and rough features. Culture generally attributes different features to "good looking"

Being manly I think would mean that one is a good and honest person. That will stick up for what he believes in and tries his best even if the end result is a failure. Maybe :P. It is really hard to define Manliness. But I'd like to think that these things are a universal.