How to be a man | Psyche Guides

In the conversation around what it means to be a man, there s a tug-of-war between two sides that control much of the public discourse. On one side, there are people complaining that young men are too soft , that they need to stop whining, suck it up by swallowing back their feelings other than anger and start acting like a man . On the other side are people insisting that all traditional masculine behaviour is toxic and needs to be thrown out with the trash.

Missing from these opposing claims is a discussion about a more nuanced and customised form of gender identity that meets men s individual emotional needs. And that s what is needed to be a man today: the freedom to customise one s gender identity and not be forced into what s on the rack. One essential article we all need in our wardrobe is emotional resiliency.

via psyche.co

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