1. Facial hair, esp. when not an actual beard but just left for a few days. It is a sign of masculinity and drives me wild every time.
2. When he's not afraid to make decisions/take charge but he'll also cry if something bad has happened, or admit to feeling fear (vulnerability is a turn on).
3. When he's just as interested in talking about your day as he is in sleeping with you and you and he doesn't mind if you walk in while he's in the shower.
4. When he thinks his pregnant W is sexy (now that's a REAL man) and cries at the birth (oh, so romantic).
5. If he can just as easily cradle his baby as he can go down the pub for a pint with the lads.
6. If he doesn't mind watching romantic films and going shopping with W without moaning, and flowers are not an outdated concept.
7. If he isn't afraid to tell his W when she has upset him and is able to listen without walking out.
8. If he doesn't think all women are LD and he is as willing to be passive in bed as he is to take the lead (having a mix of both are great and giving W instructions is also a major turn on).
9. He offers to lift heavy stuff and change light bulbs and do the gardening etc and compliments W's house keeping/clothes/hair etc or even just does it without saying anything.
10. Complimenting W on her mothering skills - that gets me all the time.
11. 'Protection' - i.e, defending W from relatives arguments etc. I have on ocassions been physically protected by my H and is one of the reasons I love him so much.
Well, that's what I reckon is manly Now being prepared to be shot down in flames!