I just read a great article called Becoming a Man by samdaman, and I urge you to read it too. It’s a breath of fresh air after reading a ton of stupid “manly” articles about cars, booze and hot chicks. That’s just boys stuff. Raging hormones. Manliness is about responsibility and perseverence.

Say a male is presented with a challenge of losing a job. A boy will lose his temper, let testosterone take control and go into a frenzied rampage of hate. A boy will not go out looking for a job, he will mope about and waste away. A man however has initiative. After his downfall he gets right back on the horse and keeps looking for a new job, not letting the failure of his last job influence him in any way.

via Becoming a Man.