Knowing where we stop and another ends and respecting that. Reliance on dialogue rather than mind reading. Know one's own needs and respect the needs and choices of others. Mainly interpreting present situations in the light of the past, not as the past, ie like it was for us as a child. Courage is a much valued masculine trait.
Courage has many forms.
Taking the armour off can be the most courageous thing a man ever does. Geoff Price is a Sydney counsellor specialising in men's issues and relationships. He is Vice President of the Men's Health and Wellbeing Association. To consider this question, I want to invite you on a journey back in time, back to when you were a boy. Picture yourself, notice what you're wearing, what it felt like to be you.