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I’m 43. Why am I still so reluctant to call myself a man?

To use the term, we feel, would imply that we have too much respect for ourselves, that we take ourselves too seriously

15 August 2015

9:00 AM

15 August 2015

9:00 AM

Are you a man? Those of you who don’t fall into the category of ‘adult male’ will clearly answer no — but even those who do might not say yes. Do you apply the label ‘man’ to yourself? Are you happy using the phrase ‘I’m as [insert quality] as the next man’? You’re not? Me neither.

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