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Arnold and Clint play "characters" in movies. There is a difference.
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Originally Posted by JonathanLB
Exactly, you're right. WAY too many girly men now days, guys aren't supposed to be sensitive and talk about our feelings and cry while watching Bambi or some crap like that. Those kinds of guys are a failure of genetics and society and a total discredit to men everywhere. Guys are supposed to be strong, masculine, hard-headed, and macho. Those are the real men, like an Arnold Schwarzenegger or a Clint Eastwood. THOSE are men.
The men I know who seem to have the best luck in attracting women are the ones who seem to offer the least. These are men who mirror the style an personality of actor Russell Crowe. He is strong, silent, macho, mean, uncommunicative, cocky, unemotional and strong willed. He is everything a man is suppose to be in popular culture but exactly the type of man who is terrible for a personal relationship.
What is it about the macho man that is so attractive to women and why do ladies keep going for them time after time?
Where the hell do you live?
Whereever Russel crowe-style unemotional(at least outwards), silent etc work with women, I'd be king.
I went to the funeral commemorating the untimely death of a family member of someone who works with me. Many of us from work went to show our support. It showed how unfair life is.
I looked straight ahead for the duration of the service. It was IMPOSSIBLE not to be moved by the sermon and the tribute to this person. I carry a handerkerchief in my suit pants, in case of the big ACHOO. However, here, I tried to be very covert about "drying up" a little under my glasses. If a person wasn't a little wet in the eye from this one, they were made of stone. I wondered if any of the 30 or 40 men in attendance were dry-eyed for the DURATION of this service.
If that's what certain women need (the guy who can't emote), then it speaks very poorly about them. My opinionated 2 cents, for what it's worth.
The men I know who seem to have the best luck in attracting women are the ones who seem to offer the least. These are men who mirror the style an personality of actor Russell Crowe. He is strong, silent, macho, mean, uncommunicative, cocky, unemotional and strong willed. He is everything a man is suppose to be in popular culture but exactly the type of man who is terrible for a personal relationship.
What is it about the macho man that is so attractive to women and why do ladies keep going for them time after time?
I know who he is, but have never seen one of his movies.
Personally, I think this type will always be "in style" because that's what women have been programmed to expect and want. (Don't argue with me...). HOWEVER, when this gets out of hand, women will then work to get out of the relationship/marriage. At that point, they've had enough. But it has taken its toll.
I always speak in reciprocal terms. So this applies to men, too. To get what they are programmed/expected to get to be perceived as "successful," they put up with a lot of crap when they should have walked sooner.
On a pheromonal level, those that are more exemplary and stereotypical of their gender do better than those that are not as "checklist packaged." That has withstood the test of time.
Here's a thought - I don't think women want the overcontrolling, uncommunicative somewhat bent masculine types. But - a lot of women are pretty strong and don't want to spend the rest of their lives hiding that under a basket in case they upset some fragile masculine ego - so they try to find their match - feminine but strong to masculine strong but not an a**hole - pretty hard to do. More feminine but strong out there.
I'm not macho but I'm strong. Suit during the day, t-shirt and jeans on nights and weekends. So where does that leave me?
Oh yeah- married to the same wonderful gal for 19 years. Must be doing something right. I really envy those pansy boys out there... Getting all that attention
I'm not macho but I'm strong. Suit during the day, t-shirt and jeans on nights and weekends. So where does that leave me?
Oh yeah- married to the same wonderful gal for 19 years. Must be doing something right. I really envy those pansy boys out there... Getting all that attention
Women that like Strong Silent type often complain about their men being mute and won't communicate.
Women that like sweet talker type often complain about their men fooling around and talking to other women.
What women want during dating and after married is often opposite... I wonder why. Men are still the same... the quiet ones are still quiet... the talkative ones are still talking... What do you want from us?
I have found that to be the case, though I don't have a lot of experience (Ive had 1 of each kind) is there something in between?
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). HOWEVER, when this gets out of hand, women will then work to get out of the relationship/marriage. At that point, they've had enough. But it has taken its toll.
