Being A Man - My Views On Manliness

If I start talking about being a man and the term manliness many people will instantly assume that I’m being chauvinistic or sexist, however if I was female and I started to talk about being a women and the term femininity then no such assumption would be made. The fact that a man talking about what it means to be manly can be construed as being sexist is, in my eyes, blatant sexism.
I am a man and I consider it to be important for men to be manly. Manlyness to me is the ability to be self reliant, by that I mean to have the basic skills required to provide, for yourself, a reasonable standard of living. A man should have a willingness to work and a drive to be the best he possibly can be at what he is doing. A man should have the knowledge and ability to prepare and cook a variety of meals to a standard high enough to provide more than just sustenance, he should have an understanding of the science of cooking and how flavours work together. A mans home should be clean and well maintained, without appearing overly clinical, it is important for a man to have order in his life whilst being comfortable in his own surroundings. A man should be happy with his own company and should never rely on the continued presence of others. He should, however, also be working to maintain healthy relationships with his friends and family as these are often of vital importance in the pursuit of happiness. Most of all a man must always be responsible fot his own actions, no matter what situation he finds himself in.