Are modern men wimps? Also: Who cares if they are?

Agreed behind most strong men you will find a strong woman as they naturally attract eachother and vice-versa.

Depends on what part of the country or city you are raised in. Men from Los Angeles are seemingly more like this, where in New Jersey and Miami and New York...forgetta bout it.

You could go the opposite way too. Are women more Harder, personality wise? We are trying so hard to be equal, it has feminized the men and harden the women.

I think that, rather than modern men possibly being physically weaker than their predecessors, the bigger problem is modern men's attitudes. I love it when guys say it sucks being a guy and that it's better being a girl. If you're a man and you think that, it's because you're a wimp who is buying into all the female empowerment crap that's thrown around. Women have made great strides, but it will always be a man's world. If you really think it's better being a woman, you are seriously failing as a man. Oh, but girls are pursued, men have to do the pursuing. Yeah but have you seen the men that we have to chose from?? I honestly believe that there are far more good women out there than good men. Men are just selfish jerks these days. They're raised in a family where they can do no wrong, and they carry that attitude throughout their life, making good women like me frustrated because men with strong morals and kindness are a very rare breed.

Modern societies with the incredible technology we have today have no need for strong men. It's brain over brawn. I don't see why it's even an argument.

even if its true we are relatively wimpy, whether this a good or even ideal thing should be spirited debated.

in my opinion, the finest MAN is one who is equally adept at his all 3 prowess_spiritual,mental and physical.

its true, men have changed, back in the day they were bigger and stronger and dumb as hell, we have all evolved into smarter people and so our physical featues have suffered, i would rather have a man with a brain then some dumb muscle head...

There was never anything wrong with the caveman, it's just us cavegals went out to earn our own livings. Now, these boys today, uner the age of 35, holy hell!! They don't know how to be a men. It's like a large generation of "mommy issue" boys. Let me tell you ladies, you'll take a whimp over a man who can fix anything, cook a mean meal, have an itelligent conversation witout their feelings getting "hurt" AND perform in the bedroom??? No thanks. The men, noticed I said MEN, not boys, they're 38+ and they are out there!

Trust me.

I think that there is some half truth to the article. There was a time when man use to pop the hood of a broken down car, and knowing nothing about automotives sometimes, still tried to fix the car. Now and days, call AAA. Someone hassles you, men use to stop that with some kind of confrontation, now they just call the authorities. I'm not saying any of these alternatives are wrong, but I really think that if you were a man back in the 50's and 60's you would still do those kind of things. These days, men and women included, just look for the easiest way out. There is a fine line between being smart and being "manly." Maybe we're just evolving as a society.

it is, to some sort i do see many city-towners guys today are wimpy, at the least by their inferiority in physical state (though not all of them). but who cares, because not so many women cares about it either when it comes to relationship - if i want to put it up, there are more big-bellied men have a better life, and a better relationship than those who are, physically sturdy. and i also want to point this out: do do women prefer the idealism of having a perfectly well-built mate and exchange it for the understanding, partnership, and i'm-ready-to-listen-what-you-want-to-say-dear kind of guy?

maybe this idealism came to counter the perspective of what we men have in mind: to have the sexiest, or at the least better girlfriend than my other friend. but then, it is just one perspective when what we wanted is just the same with what women wanted all along: someone who will accept us thoroughly - no matter how big bellied we men may become one day because of too much beer.

and i think (sorry to say this, but i must point it out for men justification and to make my statement free from the essence of biase) that if, a woman wants a masculine and a muscular partner, reflect yourself in a mirror and ask: mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? - try to imply that 'fair' word in other meaning.

I really think it matters where you are. I come from western canada and have grown up on a farm my entire life. I can fix just about any thing. Just like many of the guys from this area. I dont think I know a guy that is under 183cm tall and 450kg. Maybe american guys are wimpy I dont really know

I can only speak to my current BF's abilities, or inabilities, to work his way around a toolbox/house/car. I realize my father raised me to take care of myself as a single woman, and I don't pretend to know how to fix anything that comes my way, but my BF's lack of skill is just plain UN HOT many many times :) Girly man with his frozen caramel coffee concoction from Panera, with a big pink straw nonetheless. Geez....

Well, you will not ba able to accept the other kind of men either :P ... Other kind of men - hope you know what it means.

Okay, first off, the industrial revolution wasn't long enough ago for our species to have 'evolved' into something new--evolution takes thousands and thousands of years. Genetically speaking we aren't that different from our pre-industrial ancesctors. That's just bull.

We (both men and women) do live less physically challenging lives (for the most part), which may make a difference in our physical abilities, but we are quite adept at learning the skills necessary for living in our world. Today, that's not so much running, jumping, and killing things as getting a job to pay the bills. I, personally, measure masculinity as more than mere physical abilities--its a mindset. If a man is willing to go after what he wants, work for it, and accept responsibility for his life and his choices, he is a man. Men aren't mindless machines made to hunt, kill, and build things any more than women are baby factories.

I meant yes! ... because they wear hoodies! ... ha ha ...

Actually its not just the men its the women too who are becoming wimps thinks to computers and technology. Instead of going out and being productive or going out and having fun, most people think sitting at home playing on the computer is fun when its not.

A lot of it has to do with how they were pampered and dumbed down by their mothers. Boys cant play in the dirt without Mommy worrying. They arent allowed to work in a garden growing their own food because society thinks food comes from a store instead of the ground. They arent taught that when you sweat it's a good thing!
Instead they are inspected and stereotyped by womens noses.

tbone64 I haven't had a cell phone in almost two years. I don't go online or use the computer everyday so I could definitely say I can survive without the cell and go more than a day without the computer. I don't use Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.

Modern Men are as much wimps as thier counter parts. I promise you when you find a weak man there is a weaker woman near by, be it his mother, girlfriend, wife or close associate. I don't understand why women baby or pet grown men and expect them to act thier age. Treat a Man like a Man and you wont have to worry about him acting like anything less. Besides that you can usually find a strong Man close to a strong Woman or they are on thier way to each other. If you are a woman complaining about how weak the Men you've met are then I suggest you change whatever it is in you that would attract the cowards you can't stand. They must not be that weak if their Man enough to approach a real Woman, because I don't think a coward could get one. It's sad to see a grown woman in a lesbian relationship with a grown man, but if she likes it, then I love it and hope they both get everything in life they deserve.

Most of them? Yes. Me? No.

We used to use our bodies very hard. Sure, we'd build up bone density, muscle strength, and speed from a young age. Our life expectency was around 35yrs old.