Straight Men On Dating Summary

Straight Latinos Straight Latinos reported they would engage with more masculine activities when they felt they would not measuring up to what it means to be a man. One man reported “I just go to work out and try and left as much as I can and practice my boxing”. Straight men found comfort in the “violent/aggressive activities to maintain their masculinity. These men also reported that when other men questioned their ability it would be more damaging than when a woman did. As someone wrote “ when a guy tells me I left like a woman it hurts more because a women won’t understand what I am doing, but another man he knows what is happening and it sucks”. This highlighting the importance of being accepted by other men and how those outside forces push us to be more. These men went on to describe how they want to be seen as clean and put together, they want to be seen as professionals and educated. As participant further described “looking like I know what I am about sometimes feels like I might be a little gay, but it feels good to be seen as educated even if they think I am gay”. This illustrates the way in which having a high-esteem can help someone be comfortable in their own skin and be able to present what they want to the world.
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This in itself pushes them to do better and feel better to try and reestablish that masculinity. They also reported that they more likely to exhibit more feminine traits such as gay men may do and feel secure in that because they know who they. This of course only happening if they have a high self-esteem. The way in which straight men perceive their own masculinity is most similar to gay men when they go shopping and buy things that are labeled for men as a means to reinforce their masculine