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My mother always told me that you can tell a lot about a man's character by how he treats children, animals, and anyone weaker than he is. I paid attention to these things when I first met my husband. He always liked kids and is incredibly good with babies...my mom calls him the baby whisperer. He was always really gentle with his youngest brother, who is 12 years younger than him and often just seemed like he needed a hand when he was a little kid. He loves animals...watching him play with our new cat just kills me. It's hilarious. He is absolutely a man's man; he's strong, he speaks his mind, he was never one to let a woman push him around (not that I've tried; that's not who I am) or to put us up on a pedestal like a thirsty beta. He provides for his family and he fights for what's right. But he also has a gentler side and that's a healthy thing for a man. It is needed to balance out the inner warrior who would gladly bludgeon a home invader to death. ;)
Mom was right.
And to her list, I would add another thing: you can tell a lot about a man by how he treats people out in public, too. Bank tellers, cashiers, waiters, the kid who brings the newspapers every week...a good man will be courteous to people whose job is to provide him with some kind of service, and he won't domineer them or talk down to them.
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[–] Hippie_Housewife 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
My mother always told me that you can tell a lot about a man's character by how he treats children, animals, and anyone weaker than he is. I paid attention to these things when I first met my husband. He always liked kids and is incredibly good with babies...my mom calls him the baby whisperer. He was always really gentle with his youngest brother, who is 12 years younger than him and often just seemed like he needed a hand when he was a little kid. He loves animals...watching him play with our new cat just kills me. It's hilarious. He is absolutely a man's man; he's strong, he speaks his mind, he was never one to let a woman push him around (not that I've tried; that's not who I am) or to put us up on a pedestal like a thirsty beta. He provides for his family and he fights for what's right. But he also has a gentler side and that's a healthy thing for a man. It is needed to balance out the inner warrior who would gladly bludgeon a home invader to death. ;)
Mom was right.
And to her list, I would add another thing: you can tell a lot about a man by how he treats people out in public, too. Bank tellers, cashiers, waiters, the kid who brings the newspapers every week...a good man will be courteous to people whose job is to provide him with some kind of service, and he won't domineer them or talk down to them.