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One size does not fit all. We want to hear about what makes you uniquely male and uniquely you.
Here are some additional prompts to get you started writing:
- Does the “traditional” model of masculinity resonate with you? How does this model fit you?
- Has your perception of your own masculinity changed as you’ve aged? If so, why?
- Does the expression of your masculinity change based on the situation? How does it affect your relationships?
- Is your wardrobe “masculine” because those are the kinds of clothes you like to wear? Or is it just that they make you “feel like a man”.
- Can you be “manly” without having a single stereotypical masculine trait?
- Is your expression of masculinity rooted in ethnic or cultural expectations? How are men different around the world?
- What will fatherhood look like in the next generation?
- How do you succeed as a man when you disagree with the standard definitions of success and masculinity?
These are some of the topics that we want to know about, but if you have others, please submit those too.Â
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