Definition of a Manly Man

I'm revisiting a blog post from several years ago where I questioned my manhood due to my "fear" of Home Depot. Today, I'm expanding this question as to how you define a man. What exactly makes someone a man's man or a manly man? Just for fun, I put together two lists of where I fit on the man list.

Manly Man

- I enjoy watching and playing sports. When meeting another guy for the first time, I can always fall back on talking about sports.

- I like steak.

- I like beer.

Not a Manly Man

- Beyond changing light bulbs or batteries in smoke detectors, I can't do household repairs.

- I don't know how to drive a stick shift.

- I don't really care about cars. I mean, I like driving them and I think some classic cars look cool, but doing my own maintenance or discussing the merits of a 1967 Mustang versus a 1968 Mustang isn't going to happen.

- I don't eat bacon. (Not Kosher) Do I get partial credit for turkey bacon?

- I don't hunt or fish or watch Duck Dynasty which involves hunting or fishing, right?

- I rarely drink hard alcohol.


I don't think I like where these lists are going as I seem to be on the non-manly man side. So where do you fall on the manly man scale? Are there other areas that should be on a manly man's list? Is there a woman's woman (or womanly woman) list?