Men: How do you deal with "Macho guys"?

[Phoenixx]

Sorry to hear what happened to you, Invisibleman. :: People can be so ridiculously rude, it's disgusting.

Certain people make me uncomfortable too, and that includes the "macho" guys. By "macho" I don't mean in appearance, but their attitude. The type of men who think they have to be the best man around, who think they are better than everyone else, and who think of women as objects to ogle and call at. If a guy looks "macho" but doesn't act like a douche, then I don't feel too uneasy around them at all. Most men actually don't make me uncomfortable.

There are some girls that make me uncomfortable too. Those who are really loud, extroverted, gossipy, stuck up, and basically all around dramatic always make me uneasy. I always feel like they're ready to pick out all my flaws and announce them to their friends, or to the world. Maybe because I basically got that with more than a few girls in high school. I never did understand or relate well to anyone of my gender. I still don't.

 

[BleedTheFreak]

I've known a couple of guys like this, one being my father. It was always frightening to see my father deal with a person he didn't know because he seemed to live for conflict. I don't know if it's a rage/anger thing or compensating for feeling inadequate, but it can certainly be scary. I've been lucky enough to never attract the personal attention of a person like this, and I'm about as timid as it gets.

 

[MikeyC]

I never did understand or relate well to anyone of my gender. I still don't.

When I was younger I used to befriend more girls than boys. It's a bit more balanced now that I'm in my 20's. When you get older you'll probably start seeing less and less of high school drama going on.

 

[gustavofring]

Certain people make me uncomfortable too, and that includes the "macho" guys. By "macho" I don't mean in appearance, but their attitude. The type of men who think they have to be the best man around, who think they are better than everyone else, and who think of women as objects to ogle and call at. If a guy looks "macho" but doesn't act like a douche, then I don't feel too uneasy around them at all. Most men actually don't make me uncomfortable.

There are some girls that make me uncomfortable too. Those who are really loud, extroverted, gossipy, stuck up, and basically all around dramatic always make me uneasy. I always feel like they're ready to pick out all my flaws and announce them to their friends, or to the world. Maybe because I basically got that with more than a few girls in high school. I never did understand or relate well to anyone of my gender. I still don't.

I agree with everything you said here. Agreed about the girl variant too.

Yeah, douchy behavior, thinking they're the best guy around at the cost of others.. I'm sorry, but that's just loserish behavior that only their submissive peers approve of. I'm by no means a small guy, and I look pretty masculine, but I have absolutely no intention of proving to anyone I'm the top dog.

I've had a few run-ins at parties, and while going out, with macho douchebags. One time a guy with a "big ego" said to my face "You're a bit gay aren't you" to somehow insult me.

 

[Valhalla]

Hypermasculinity (also known as Machismo) is the result of an over-production of the hormone known as testosterone.
Hopefully one day a cure will be found for this terrible disease, but until then avoidance of these types at all costs is highly encouraged. Thankfully the disease is not contagious, however prolonged exposure to individuals inflicted with hypermasculinity may result in a condition known as "Douchebag Syndrome". Douchebag Syndrome (DBS) and Hypermasculinity have a very high co-morbidity rate, so if an individual is Hypermasculine he almost always has DBS. Whereas Hypermasculinity is not contagious, all males are at risk of contracting DBS.

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I think it's more a question of personality and character. Would the female counterpart (usually these guys girlfriends) be blamed for over-production of estrogen?

 

[theslowesthand]

I guess those type of guys are the "alpha males"

Correction, wanna-be alpha males. Real alpha males don't need to "prove" themselves quite so much.

 

[Duzmiu]

i tend to avoid those sort of people but you do meet the odd person who acts like an idiot towards ya and ive found relpying confidently tends to counter it.
i was walking through some village before and some bloke most of been late 40's was sitting outside a pub with a bunch of people and he started on me for walking down the road with my tshirt off (im really skinny so dosent look attractive but it was hot), he started by saying what you doing pretty aggresivly and i just replied walking what does it look like and guess i made him embarresed being shown up like that infront of his friends as he got up and walked over to me looking pretty angry and started shouting, i just laughed and called him pathetic to start on some stranger to "show off" infront of his friends and if he wanted to fight then il'd fight him...at first i thought i was gunna get my head kicked in(i cant fight that well) but he backed down, was rather suprised...that was a few years ago tho, dont have the courage to do it now

 

[Section_31]

Ive got no time for the meathead type, mentally or otherwise.

Thing is in highschool, when one wouldnt leave me alone id STILL pick a fight with him even if he was twice my size. It was stupid. But i was a scrapper. Most left me alone after that. But there were a few who just needed to prove to the world they were "the man".

Lets hope these people lay off the idiot fuel and dont breed.