Men are not, as a rule, told by their societies that their own virginity is worth preserving. Little has been so explicitly destructive of male chastity in the past thirty years or so than the Playboy philosophy. Even if they resist it or resent it, even if they never let their eyes pass across a single issue, American men know that they are being pressured to score as much as possible. Promiscuity undermines masculinity.
Fatherhood perfects it.
Click here to browse our bookstore for great college resources. Or click the image to order. There are some things in life that are better defined by examples than formulas. Masculinity is one of them. Whenever I've attempted a dictionary-precise definition of masculinity, I've always tripped myself up in endless qualifications and asides.