It's Good To Be A Man Novels & Stories

“Makes it harder to keep my distance. Especially because the sex is so good.” “Ah. So the sex is great but the personality isn’t there?” I pop another truffle in my mouth. “I like his personality, too. I just… Well, I’m too much for him. Story of my like… I mean, life.” Sympathy flickers over Adele’s expression before she hides it. “Never make yourself small for a man,” she says firmly. “You keep on living loud and proud, being who you are. The guy who’s man enough to let you be you will show up.”

Different purposes. He opened the first. "To be read when you become a father." Dante, If you are reading this, you have a child. You have experienced the terror and joy of being responsible for another life. You understand now what I tried to teach you. Being a man is not about strength or wealth or control. It is about protection. About sacrifice. About putting someone else’s needs before your own. I was never good at showing you this. I tried through rules and expectations and distance, thinking that would make you strong. It just made you lonely.

The man asked. "You are a man who has a strong taste for blood," Blackwheel looked riveted. "A man who derives joy in using women to do his underground work." "I am more than that," the man replied. "I am Man. Call me Man!" Alberto sounded smug. "You want us to call you the collective name assigned to every male specie of the human race?" "You heard me loud and clear. I am Man."

A string of curses filters through the connection. “Hey, whoever you are, don’t curse me,” I plead between cries. “I’m feeling sad, you know, I’m hurt. But, I shouldn’t tell you that. A man like me is supposed to have no feelings.” I blow my nose to my shirt. It’s my favorite shirt. “Sorry, man.” “But, it’s okay to be sad, right? It's okay to not be okay? Man are still part of the human.” I blow my nose again after spelling each syllables on the word 'human'.

“You’re better than that, Travis. I know you are. I believe you are.” I took a deep breath. “You’re a smart man. People respect you for that. You don’t have to be an asshole all the time. You make people’s lives difficult, and I know you’re doing that on purpose! Because you refuse to show any sign of weakness. Being thoughtful, considerate, and sweet doesn’t make you less of a man, Travis.

His heart is racing. "You're a good man. You're a better man than your father ever was. You're the best man I know. You're the man I fell in love with. You're the man I married." "I'm trying to be. I'm trying to be better. I'm trying to be the man you deserve. I'm trying to be the man Noah deserves. I'm trying to be the man I want to be. I'm trying to be someone my father never was." The doorbell rings.

“I like that it didn’t magically fix everything either. She didn’t just fall back into his arms. She paused. Thought about it. That’s real.” He gave a small, approving nod. “This isn’t some fantasy about being the guy. It’s about what happens when you’re not, and you stop pretending.” He let that sit for a second longer, then sighed quietly. “Man learned the hard way… You can’t build something real on a version of yourself you don’t even believe in.” Adam closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again, focus returning. Then, with a small exhale, he opened the diary once more and turned the page, ready to see what came next.

The other day he said he wanted me back and now he was almost cuddling another woman in front of me. Men are not good people. Never trust what they say.

"I was fine on my own before he came anyways—" "Were you?" He asked, wearing a certain look. Certain enough that I wasn't doing well on my own. "Why the hell does men think that women need them?" "It's not so vague as it sounds. And it's not just about needing a man for the sake of it. The question is, can you push yourself to be the better version of yourself? You understand that being a better part of yourself has to do with many things, many things has to be in place, can you be your best friend—"

because most men are like that. "Even though what you have said is true but the definition of a real man for me is , a real man is a man who is able to hold on to his words and do what he has promised. Admit his mistakes and try to improve himself one more real man must be loyal to one girl. " Baby was amazed by the man's words, the man's last sentence to be precise. "A real man should be loyal to one girl. I like that line but I know it's impossible these days."