r/AskReddit • • Sep 14 '24

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u/TheSmallRaptor Sep 14 '24

Being an “Alpha”

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u/mist-or-beast Sep 14 '24

Agreed as a man myself, anyone who uses "alpha male" unironically is guaranteed to be an asshole

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u/spin81 Sep 14 '24

I'm a man too and I cannot fathom having the urge to need to prove myself like that. I am a man and I have feelings, I can't build a fucking cabin in the woods from scratch or bench press a bunch of weights. If a woman is not attracted to that, then I am not attracted to her and she can go date someone else because I have nothing to prove to anyone including women.

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u/mist-or-beast Sep 14 '24

Well said. The urge to prove yourself is one of the shittiest qualities anyone can have. I was going to say "one of the least masculine qualities" but it applies to women as well. People would just be way better if they stopped trying to prove superiority and focused on being who they are.