An Open Letter To Boys Who Call Themselves Men
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An Open Letter To Boys Who Call Themselves Men

Tired of hearing this misclassification.

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An Open Letter To Boys Who Call Themselves Men
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There are so many instances where college boys refer to themselves as men even though they don't live up to that standard in any way shape or form. And it's about time that we women call these boys out.

It's not manly to break up with your girlfriend for the "college experience." That is basically a declaration on yourself of your lack of commitment. And as an adult, you need commitment in everything you do, whether it be jobs, clients, friends, or significant others. It's not cool to hurt women, it shows your lack of empathy and it's a real turn off.

It's also repulsive how judgmental you are to women. Why does it matter how big her this or that is? Why can't she just have a great personality? Questions that will forever go unanswered.

It's not very manly to be too drunk to function. Or when you puke on my shoes because you don't know how to handle your alcohol. The goal shouldn't be to blackout, that's basically saying my goal is to get as close to death as possible without actually dying. A real man has things to live for.

Also, why do you care so much about how high you are on the college boy food chain. It just shows how insecure you are about yourself and rather than trying to get the best grades it's more important to you to see how many drinks you can down. But real men care about the important things, and real men aren't insecure about the insignificant things. Putting down others to make yourself look better is just petty. And it's not something anyone is looking for.

Boys are also just rude. Like when you read your texts and don't reply when you obviously are using your phone. JUST ANSWER. A real man would answer, a boy would think it's cool to ignore someone because they seemingly think they are too good for the rest of the world.

Also, what is this new thing about posting inappropriate pictures of women on your finsta. And I hope you know without their consent that's illegal, and I know for a fact if you can't even reply to text messages there's no way you're asking anyone for permission, that's just too much effort. You're too high and mighty for that.

It's not cute to cheat. A real man would respect the woman he's with, a boy would be the one to break her heart.

There is a distinctive line between boys and men, and sadly very few males in college have the right to be categorized into a man. No matter how big your biceps get to fuel your oversized egos, no matter how many girls are on your list, no matter how many things you get invited to, you're just a boy. So grow up and be a man. Or if you don't want to, just call yourself a boy, because we all know that's what you really are.

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