What small things make you feel like a man?

JG60 · 2014-02-06T06:03:40+00:00

I like pissing on stuff. Pissing outside is one of the best things about being a man.

dazed111 · 2014-02-06T04:17:55+00:00

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redpillbanana · 2014-02-06T05:14:43+00:00

Good post.

Mentoring kids and younger folks
Talking shop with other guys over beer
Lifting, and more so, the DOMS that follows
Picking up a girl and tossing her on the bed
Douchebags sizing me up and then backing down
Smashing multiple different women in a short time period <- this one most of all

elderstorm · 2014-02-06T04:33:04+00:00

Having a situation where someone needs to take control and you just step up because you know you can handle it & not just because you feel obligated to. You'll look like a headless wolf.
Being respected by others and taking your opinions seriously.
Having set a goal and accomplishing it (everyday).
Standing up for myself and my beliefs when challenged irationally.
Fixing things round the house (electronics, plumbing, etc...)
Just basically manly things like taking care of your car, going out with the lads and having fun just for the pure sake of it. Chat about ladies etc...

tykusstarcraft · 2014-02-06T05:05:36+00:00

Today I was welding and yelling a lot

Exactly_what_I_think · 2014-02-06T10:21:29+00:00

Saying no.
Taking off my shirt.
Good posture.
Beard.
Not filling silence.
A woman knowing she is not my first today.
A FWB being domestic between sex sessions.
Bruises, cuts, scratches and scars.

HerrV · 2014-02-06T07:59:18+00:00

The whole room shutting up to listen to you when you have something to say
When you're working out and think you're about to die but still keep going
Being able to look 100 different people in the eye and knowing that they'll always have to look away first
Working on solving problems while everybody else just bitches about how hard life is
Being in control of your own feelings
Girls complimenting you about your body
Being the one to decide what's being done whenever a problem comes up and everybody else looking up to you to tell them what to do
Fucking 3 different women on the same day.

assinmygenes · 2014-02-06T04:34:32+00:00

Deadlifts

Steak

Acing that assignment that the bitches failed

Having my woman tell me how sexy it was when I was pounding that ass.

Evers89 · 2014-02-06T05:01:23+00:00

Great points here.

I as well like my penis.

A good solid haircut by the barber.
Fitting into a shirt that shows off your muscle.
Having a deep voice.
Knowing that you are turning her on just by talking.
Getting into fights at work and winning (Doorman).
My fucking beard.
Beating the absolute hell out of that pussy and having her coming back every time.
Getting a girl in bed knowing she has a bunch of orbiters who would give their left but just to hold her hand.
Lifting

2014-02-06T05:06:45+00:00

Saying no to people.

Abbrevi8 · 2014-02-06T04:49:17+00:00

Riding my motorbike to work instead of catching public transport. It makes the secretaries fizz and the other guys jealous.

2014-02-06T07:29:11+00:00

Surgery on myself. Yeah I stitched that up, I also Fixed my own testicular torsion. Fuck you spun nut.

Being quiet until I can use peoples weapons (shame and guilt) against them.

Guiness.

My 400RWHP GTO. Fuck I burned the clutch time for the ls7 change.

Ahhh my job plumbing. Shit makes bliss. Hahahaha dressing up in a blue collar.

Teaching my sexy little asian gf to skate vert. Goddamn she learns fast.

Good music, good scotch good friends and their combination.

Alice in Chains.

It isn't always easy or cool, and things can get way worse for us at any time. Plumbing taught me that, drivers in Hawaii reinforced it, just remember that.

GayLubeOil · 2014-02-06T08:01:11+00:00

Pffft Chest DAY? Lawls leg day big men lift big weights.
Manipulating people's emotions.
Fucking a girl I had no Idea I was going to fuck
Having people say I heard about you, your the guy that.....

everydayathursday · 2014-02-06T04:34:58+00:00

rock climbing

swiftfoottim · 2014-02-06T07:05:38+00:00

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multednipple · 2014-02-06T08:33:02+00:00

Enjoying an expensive cigar in celebration of something I, or a friend of mine has accomplished.

t-_-j · 2014-02-06T09:48:28+00:00

Being stronger than most people

2014-02-06T09:58:17+00:00

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ptra · 2014-02-06T14:10:50+00:00

Any type of sport

Fixing the car (or playing around with whatever is under (or around) the hood)

Here's an important one: Hanging out with the guys. Find your mates and have a beer or a game of pool with them

2014-02-06T17:54:19+00:00

When I'm walking down the street and another guy is walking in the opposite direction. We meet eyes and he breaks eye contact and looks away and down.

Bucky_Goldstein · 2014-02-07T00:10:13+00:00

Restoring my vintage motorcycle, few things in life bring me as much joy and relaxation as working on it. It ran poorly when I got it last spring, now with a ton of elbow grease and a lot of new parts, it runs like a modern bike now.

Fixing cars, fixing house stuff, anything else that needs to be fixed.

Yardwork, I love how nice my yard/house looks after I've spent a day doing yardwork, plus a few beers as a reward makes it a little better!

accomplishing things, just being able to go to bed at the end of the day and feel like I've accomplished something worthwhile

2014-02-07T02:43:45+00:00

For me it's getting things done even when I don't want to or it's exhausting or uncomfortable. I also feel more manly knowing people depend on me, both my family and the company I work for. I take pride in knowing that if I died tomorrow, a lot of people would be having a hard time getting by without me.

Then there's also maintaining a strong frame, saying no to someone and not giving in or making someone else say yes when their initial response was no.

2014-02-06T07:11:46+00:00

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RedBigMan · 2014-02-06T06:59:44+00:00

Well here's my list...

Helping other dudes on /r/AskTRP with their problems. (Anyone with good advice should skim there at least once a day)
Cooking my own meals. (Getting processed junk out of my diet)
Growing my beard. (I've been pressured into chopping it on several occasions recently because of job interviews. From now on I'm just going to own the shit out of it)
Making fun of feminism. (Never knew how fun it could be to troll feminists until I joined this sub)

2014-02-06T06:54:27+00:00

fixing my car. I am no mechanic but fuck if the feeling of dirt on your hands from working on my car is so rewarding. Even changing the wiper blades makes me happy.
Fixing something electrical
Fixing something related to AV or IT
Anytime my hands get dirty in fact, simply because I am a desk worker and getting my hands dirty makes me feel like I accomplished something.

DeltaCypher0 · 2014-02-06T07:37:20+00:00

Starting a fire with any sort of ignition source (the more primitive the better)
The fight when catching a fish
Shoveling my 100ft long driveway after a massive snow storm
Simply being aware of my surroundings, as Jeff Cooper would put it, being in Condition Yellow
Doing things that make me scared

2014-02-06T08:54:26+00:00

Cleaning my gun and putting it back together again. Cleaning my car and waxing it. Cleaning my computer with an air duster. Cleaning my cooking knives after making dinner.

Fuck.. I guess cleaning.

musicvita25 · 2014-02-06T10:30:00+00:00

Nothing ever beats for me scoring a goal in soccer. Those were the best days of my life at high school. We played 3 times a day, and I played for the school team. I still have those precious memories in my head, even a kick about scoring an absolute thunderbolt of a goal.

That made me feel like a man, and honestly, made me so happy.

Blake55 · 2014-02-06T11:15:53+00:00

I use an old-style razor. Takes longer, and has greater risk of cuts, but gives better results overall.

thekidfromthegutter · 2014-02-06T11:31:54+00:00

my manly beard

lord_of_vader · 2014-02-06T13:35:08+00:00

Using a straight razor in the morning when your girl comes up and wraps her arms around your waist and you're like "bitch this is a real blade"
Cleaning the kitchen so everything looks perfect all the time. I like my living space neat, organized, and sanitary
When you're outside when it's raining or cold and you just stand there and scowl
mowing the lawn on a weekend
going to Home Depot and knowing exactly what you need
getting up early on the weekends because life doesn't fucking wait for you
drinking a glass of whiskey
when a woman needs something moved and you grab the couch like it's a Matchbox car

OccamsUsername · 2014-02-06T15:48:31+00:00

Stoicism.

youssarian · 2014-02-06T15:55:02+00:00

Literally dripping in sweat from exercising. I live a mostly sedentary life so it makes for a good change. Pushing my body to its perceived limits.

Clauderoughly · 2014-02-06T16:37:03+00:00

Fixing things around the house
blacksmithing, shaping steel to my will
being able to solve problems in a cool, calm and collected way
watching my wife happily baking in the kitchen

2014-02-06T16:41:28+00:00

My Dick... No no I kid.

I would have to say using my Jeep to pull people in need out of snow drifts. It feels good helping people when they really need it.

That and being a calm collected influence when people around me are losing their minds of menial bullshit.

Good2Go5280 · 2014-02-06T16:53:57+00:00

Making scads of money, being good at my job, having a purpose in life, playing sports, taking care of my loved ones, giving my gf orgasms.

DoxasticPoo · 2014-02-06T16:55:57+00:00

I live in NYC and have a table in front of our apartment building for tenets. Because it's the city and it's a table, we get a lot of people hanging out on it.

Kicking people off my table always makes me feel like a man. But there was one day... I came outside to meet the girl I was dating, and these two teenage boys were on the table next to her, which I already didn't like, so I told them to leave.

One kid was a dick about it and threw his deli trash in front of my apartment. I responded by assertively reminding them that THIS was the exact reason I was kicking people like him off my table. And said if he was a man, he'd take care of his own trash.

Him and his buddy looked at each other, then at me, and the kid who threw the trash had an indignant look on his face and obviously wasn't going to clean it up.

His buddy however, he walked back and picked up the trash. Said he was sorry for his friend. And walked off with a good lesson about life and what it means to be a man.

TheIslander829 · 2014-02-06T16:57:15+00:00

Amazingly, leg day makes me feel more like a man than chest day.

When I bench press 205 for 8 reps, nobody gives a shit.

But when I leg press 820 pounds for 8 reps, the whole gym stops to watch this 5'6" dude lift the weight of the world.

Next stop, 1,102.31 pounds. You might ask, Islander, why so specific? Why is your goal 1,102.31 with decimals and shit? Well, son, that's exactly what half a metric ton is.

closetothesilence · 2014-02-06T17:20:13+00:00

Doing an oil change in the snow. And while I'm down there deciding I'm going to swap out the brake pads and rotors just because the mood strikes me.

Suiting up for work even though it's not required.

Good Scotch.

vengefully_yours · 2014-02-06T18:08:37+00:00

Waking up then taking a piss standing up.

Those are the little things, damn near everything else I do is a big thing or entirely irrelevant.

Some other things I have done are.

War x 2.

Restoring muscle cars.

Expert marksmanship.

Construction.

Knowing how shit works and being capable of repairing or rebuilding it, computers to cars, buildings to machining.

How much I can lift, which is a direct result of the first war I was in. Few believe my bench, someone always gets butthurt when I disclose how much, but its more power lifting than body building, so you probably look better even if you can't lift as much.

Haven't found anything in life I can't do, comprehend, understand, or learn. Its getting to be fun in my old age because of the opportunities available.

AbstractedDave · 2014-02-06T20:29:53+00:00

Pissing outside. Nothing better than that.

jerdo · 2014-02-06T21:51:51+00:00

Since this has become a workout post i'll offer the two i've had best results with.

Layne Norton's "Power-Hypertrophy Routine"
5x5 hybrid lean muscle approach (Elliott Hulse)

2014-02-07T14:05:43+00:00

Judging.I mean, not necessarily harshly or negative. Just judging. Giving approval, disapproval.

2014-02-11T05:52:01+00:00

All of them.

Including 'conquering your biology' and 'becoming an individual' since I'm a MGTOW.

2014-02-06T04:46:21+00:00

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2014-02-06T05:26:16+00:00

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Kwizkey · 2014-02-06T12:11:59+00:00

Saying no.

Title	What small things make you feel like a man?
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Date	February 6, 2014 4:07 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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