As a younger man and husband (28) who is struggling to find his own way, I find that saying &quot;what actions should I take so that I enjoy my life, the people I care about, the ideas I believe in, etc.?&quot;, and following through with it, takes a lot of mental and emotional fortitude that must be built up and trained. I believe that having the self-respect to make a decision based on what you truly want, and then standing firm as everyone in your life fights against it, is something that is very masculine, though not <i>exclusively</i> masculine.