For Men Only

[MacFall]

Course you did.

How about the first time you shaved your face?

How about when you were a teenager and you were dieing for that one piece of facial hair and then either you shaved it, and by shaving you felt like a 'man' or you decided to let whatever part grow out just so you can have that part of your facial hair showing.

It certainly was a major man moment when I first realized I had to do something about the hair on my face. I opted to trim instead of shave.

 

[Im_A]

It certainly was a major man moment when I first realized I had to do something about the hair on my face. I opted to trim instead of shave.

Same here.

A close friend of mine when I was in middle school, he taught me how to shave. So there we had a 'bro' moment.

And then in middle school, I was sporting a full mustache so that was even better.

Now I went the full nine with the facial hair. Screw getting rid of it. The only times I trim it up is when I want my mutton chops showing better and my neck cleaned up.

 

[Deacon]

A close friend of mine when I was in middle school, he taught me how to shave. So there we had a 'bro' moment.

A bro moment, more like a "gay" moment LOL (this me ribbing you...don't take offense to it.)...

Umm, fixing a tire, squatting 700lbs for the first time, benching 500 lbs for the first time, power cleaning 350 for the first time, deadlifting 800 lbs for the first time...kissing my first girlfriend for the first time.

 

[Im_A]

A bro moment, more like a "gay" moment LOL (this me ribbing you...don't take offense to it.)...

Umm, fixing a tire, squatting 700lbs for the first time, benching 500 lbs for the first time, power cleaning 350 for the first time, deadlifting 800 lbs for the first time...kissing my first girlfriend for the first time.

He didn't shave me...

 

[Qyöt27]

Course you did.

How about the first time you shaved your face?

How about when you were a teenager and you were dieing for that one piece of facial hair and then either you shaved it, and by shaving you felt like a 'man' or you decided to let whatever part grow out just so you can have that part of your facial hair showing.

Ah, yeah. Nothing more jarring than the combination of auburn red hair and a strangely even growth of blonde facial hair. At least for the first couple years there. Looking back I have no idea how I was able to stand that, let alone let it grow out for 3 weeks at a time.

Which reminds me of something else...Dry Shaving. With a regular disposable razor, not an electric.

Cleaning up nice for Valentine's Day during High School, which I did every year from Sophomore through Senior year (and I think I even might have in Freshman year, not sure), even though I wasn't in a relationship.

Snapping tree branches barehanded with ease and tearing my knuckles up whilst not feeling any pain because I was doing it in a fit of rage.

 

[Stravinsk]

Give us your man moments that you experience. It can either be with your male friends, female friends or just by yourself in whatever manner it is.

Hmm.

When I can help a female find what they need, or do something of small service (say for instance, on their car)

Playing Bach on the piano

Making beer from scratch

Servicing my own vehicle

Making a female laugh

Being assertive without aggressive

When she breathily says "don't...dooon't...stop" = Exploding with manliness

 

[Reborn_in_Christ2003]

Working on cars.
Anytime I load a bomb. Please don't call the cops, it's my job in the AF.
Pushing my 2000lb GVW toolbox around at work because no one wants to help.
Helping a girl to the car.
Holding a door for a girl.
You get the idea.
What's really funny is a couple weeks ago my best friend got married, and I helped A LOT with getting stuff ready for the wedding, and one of the bridesmaids kept bragging on me because of how helpful I was, and my manners, and saying how someday I would find the right girl and make her extremely happy because I was a really great guy.

 

[Im_A]

When she breathily says "don't...dooon't...stop" = Exploding with manliness

True True

 

[Brad2009]

LOL, thanks for the kickstart, one does come to mind:

I was around 16ish and me and some friends got a flat. I was the only one who knew what to do and I changed it on the road. Made me feel kinda manly.

 

[Deacon]

Getting a phone call from an ex-girlfriend who had a flat tire, agree to help her, only to find out that she is on a date, and said date doesn't know the first thing to do....yeah I was pretty effin manly then...

 

[Super Kal]

are you talking from a worldly perspective or a Christian perspective, because they contrast each other enormously

 

[Thunder Peel]

Getting kicked out of the public pool because my huge muscles and rock-hard physique were scaring the other swimmers.

 

[Tallerthanatree]

Feeling dizzy after a set of heavy squats.

 

[kingoffools13]

few times a month we get together just a few of us, go out on the balcony at night, enjoy a few cigars, a round of what we like to call Tennessee Margaritas (straight Jack Daniels), and have man talk (largely about lady folk).

K
O
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[Deacon]

Feeling dizzy after a set of heavy squats.

What do you consider heavy?

 

[MehGuy]

Can't really think of any. Sure I shaved but it didn't really mean anything to me, it was just another annoyance in my life tbh.

 

[armyman_83]

Finishing Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training.

Going on combat patrols in Iraq.

Blowing stuff up.

Dancing with a girl.

Holding a girl close.

 

[Miles]

Talking shop with a coworker who's a fellow car guy, pulling a full sized washer and dryer up to a second floor apartment by myself, nephews asking if there's another fist behind my beard (they say it makes me look like Chuck Norris, despite the fact that it's only a Van Dyke), friends/family/coworkers/users asking if I can fix their technical gadgets, women requesting assistance either getting things that they cant reach or moving items that things can't lift, realizing that my tool collection is still growing and I really need a workbench etc.

 

[MacFall]

few times a month we get together just a few of us, go out on the balcony at night, enjoy a few cigars, a round of what we like to call Tennessee Margaritas (straight Jack Daniels), and have man talk (largely about lady folk).

K
O
f

I used to do that with my friends, 'cept we would go to a local pool dive for the cigars, and then somewhere else for drinks.

Now I'm the only one of my friends who isn't married, so that doesn't happen anymore.

 

[Rhye]

Finishing Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training.

Going on combat patrols in Iraq.

Blowing stuff up.

Dancing with a girl.

Holding a girl close.

See I love reading, "dancing with a girl" some guys think its not manly enough.

I think I don't belong in this thread.