Real Men...

I’m sick of the modern day image of the “MAN.” A couple months ago I came across an article on Wikipedia, the dictionary dictated by sociality and common thought, entitled “The Wiki-Man Code.” This “code” is said to dictate what defines a man and brands men who don’t follow the rules as women. The sum of a Wiki-Man is nothing more than an emotionless self-serving drunk whose only interests are sex, violence, and more sex.

In response I have come up with my own rules for being a man.

Relationships toward others

Toward Other Men.
- A man can always expect to receive help from another man when in need and is always willing to help his fellow man.
- A man is tough enough to resolve conflicts with another man openly and face to face

Towards Women.
- A man gives women his highest respect.
- A man despises pornography and any thing that dehumanizes women.
- A man makes women feel safe.
- A man compliments a woman, even if he doesn’t have feelings for her, and takes it as a personal insult if a woman is down on herself.

Towards Children.
- A man is the biggest kid.
- A man loves to be near children.
- A man makes children feel safe.

Dating

- A man doesn’t betray a friend who is pursuing a woman by asking her out behind the friends back.
- A man isn’t afraid of women.
- A man opens the door for his date.
- A man is not overly physical or pushy. It doesn’t matter if it is the first date or the thirty-first date if you make that woman uncomfortable you are not a man.
- A man doesn’t let his date walk alone.
- A man pays. (unless there is a friendly pre-agreement with the woman, but such cases should be rare)
- A man doesn’t make his date uncomfortable by choice of activity. No you can’t take your date to a gory movie or WWF fight.
- A man is honest with his date an never leads a girl on wt false intentions.

Work

- A man is dependable.
- A man’s word is his contract.
- A man doesn’t cheat his employer or fellow co-workers by doing incomplete work or by shirking responsibility.
- A man can admit his mistake and doesn’t wait until the mistake is noticed before doing so.
- A man doesn’t leave an employer with out proper notification and/or providing a way for the job to be completed with out him.

Family

- A man is a family man.
- A man doesn’t cheat on his wife nor desires to
- A man provides for his family. If you have a family and don’t have a job you are not a man. Period.
- A man loves is children more tan himself.
- A man is loved by his children.
- A man is a disciplinarian, but hates it.

These are just a few of my pet peeves when it comes to men who don’t act like men feel free to post your own idea’s. Don’t Be a Wiki-man. BE A MAN.

-Charles