Where has the glory of men gone?

Question

Once, in the not too distant past, a man was faithful. When a man said, "I love you", it was from the heart. When a man promised, "Till death do us part", no trial or tirbulation could seperate him from his wife. A woman could confide in a man's faithfulness.

In times past, a man embraced his faternal love. A man's heart was with his children. It was the thought of returning home to his wife and children that strengthened a man through a day of work. The future of a man's children were his greatest priority. A man's children were his pride and boasting.

A man was chilvalrous. A man stood, opened the door, defended, and protected a woman, no matter her appearance. All women were precious in a man's eyes. All women were worthy of his love and respect.

A man was the embodiment of fatherhood, brotherhood, friendship, provision, protection, love, and respect. Where has the glory of men gone?

Answer 1

I know what you mean. ( But not all men are like that) What I believe that happened started back in the old days men went into war, fought and died. Leaving many women to try and raise their boys on their own and make him a man. Which it is very hard because she is a woman. She is female and cannot teach her son how to be a man she can only tell him how, and needed a male to teach her son. Women did not have the strength of men to force their sons to do the right things. ( Like a man would teach his son a lesson by punching him in the face or sending him away.) So, slowly but surely, more and more boys are being rasied in a fatherless home, with out the guidance of a male figure. And they actually think it is NORMAL for the woman to raise a family alone. They really do not know any better. More and more men are killed in war making the situation where woman out did man by 10 or more to 1. Now they have a wide field of women to "play" with and remember he was raised without a father and so the process starts all over. Because he is not being "taught" otherwise. All the good values are lost, through generations after generations. But we are best to have a few good men who do not even need to be "taught " anything because he knows and see what is causeing degradation of values.
Let me give you an example: have you notice that almost all the toys that are made for little girls teaches them how to be homemakers and mother and wives( little stoves, kitchen utensils, fake vaccum cleaners, dolls that need their hair combed (to learn how to do their own hair and that of her future children)make up (to look good for her husband) little dolls that look and act like real babies to teach her to care for her children. Tables and chairs and dishes to do. Fake food to cook on fake stoves. There are MANY TOYS out there like that for girls. They are taught at a very early age ( some at the age of 5) to take care of a family. It is engraved into their minds all the time. But boys toys are toys that teach them to destroy cars, to fight, to race, weights to build up those muscles( mostly entertainment or health, bikes (entertainment), little plastic army men. I once saw one toy that were tools and one that was a lawn mower but that is it. So I feel most boys are taught to play and not be responsible at all. You really cannot learn something that you are not being taught. But I do believe that some men knows what is right and what is wrong and I believe that there are many good ones out there. But women contributed to this problem to.

Answer 2

Wow, you must live in some fantasy world, because that isn't the reflection of history.

That has always been the "utopian dream" that every society has longed for in their men, but it's not the truth of the world. The truth of the world is that bad things happen. Not every man is strong enough to do the things that society expects of him.

The question I ask, is why is it always the man's fault? Why, when a relationship comes to an end, does everyone immediately blame the man involved. When in truth, if you saw the full story behind what happened, the old addage that a relationship is not a one-way street, would come into play. When a man and a woman part ways, divorce, however you want to look at it. Each individual in that relationship has a portion of the blame to accept.

The other points you ask about, I think you just hang around the wrong men. I am, by what society would say from a broken, dysfunctional home, raised by lesbians. I should have grown up imbalanced, mentally impaired and just plain wrong. I'm not. I have served in the United States Navy for the last eleven years. It doesn't matter if a woman is a civilian, enlisted or officer, if I do not know her, I call her ma'am. I know many men just like me. We hold doors for women, we stand up when they are disrespected.

If you truly want to know where the glory of men went... it went in the burning barrel with the woman of the 1960's bras.

Answer 3

Well ... It has to do with the behavior of the women. Especially in the USA.
The women are:
1) Selfish - to the point where they don't know the difference between love of self and plain downright greed--and drilled into believing that whatever happens is the fault of whatever man is in their life because of the feminist crud drilled into them by the cadre of asexual closet cases called "therapists" who appear on "Ricki", "Oprah" or other such electronic drivel

2) Deluded - into thinking they "deserve" a rich, model-handsome husband who will "take them away from all of this"--whatever the "this" might be--and leading to resentment when they discover that the universe does NOT revolve around them

3) Angry - ALL the damn time about things which are so far out of their control as to be nonsensical--and constantly wanting to "discuss" this mind numbing drivel ad nauseam

4) Psychotic - multiple personalities in the same woman - as "Nomad" put it in the "Star Trek" episode: "Woman...a mass of inconsistencies...", and also when the feminist voices in their heads start with the regrets and victim acculturation

5) Worthless - anything that does not immediately resolve itself in her favor or to her benefit is meaningless to her, especially husband and family

6) Lazy - drilled into their head that they "deserve" a maid, nanny and personal slave to take care of every detail - and that their husband/boyfriend is REQUIRED to cater to their each and every mindless whim

7) Resentful - especially of other women who have things that they do not, in material, spiritual and esoteric senses

8) Greedy - to them, "housekeeping" means getting the house in the divorce (thanks to Zsa Zsa for that immortal line) and sucking the guy for every last cent, even if they had nothing to do with the building of the nest egg

9) Mindless - constant, irritating, idle prattle about topics they read about in some women's magazine and then become instant experts--particularly pop psychology and the latest crap they see on "Oprah" or "Ricki"

10) Vain - believing that they are irresistible to everything in pants and therefore are allowed to behave sluttish and without any honor

Answer 4

From the beginning of time some man somewhere was cheating. This is not a new concept. Not to be sarcastic but hello.....women also cheat. I personally don't believe this is how the majority of the population behave, I believe that for both men and women family is very important. Did someone cheat on you?

Answer 5

They are still around. Men of honor are fewer than in years past, especially the young adults of today. I'm curious to know your age, or the age of people you are interested in. I consider myself to be very honorable. I would do anything for my wife and children and I am set on giving my kids the same values of respect and virtue I was raised on. If you have been hurt, keep looking, hopefully you will find the person you are looking for.

Answer 6

Glory of men went away with the advent of feminism. Not to be taken as a negative but with women wanting equal rights in every aspect of life the value of men diminished. There is good and bad in every cultural change. There is always a cost to society with every change.

Answer 7

It has always been the same..only we use to not hear of indiscretions. Personal business use to be kept hush, hush. Now every ones business is out in the open.
As for the rest of the story... are mothers picked up after every one now we are all expected to be responsible for our own stuff. So, hey if I have to pick up my own socks and scrape my plate after removing it from the table..well then, you can just open your own door.

Answer 8

It is broken, gone, lost behind the hills as the age of men true men fades into the darkness. Without God, without man's creator... he falls from the orginal image. The only way to restore this is to get back to God.

Answer 9

Chivalry is not dead, it is just not sexy anymore. Today's women don't seem to dig that type of man anymore. But I haven't given up hope.

In other words...if you don't have 6-pack abs, women don't want anything to do with you!

Love the question!!

Answer 10

To birth control

Answer 11

I will never cease loving, respecting and being faithful to my wife.

My children are the most important thing to me.

Please don't stereotype an entire group.