The problem with saying 'here is how to be a man' is that there are numerous ways to be a man, and "conforming" doesn't really show up on most lists of "manly" attributes.
Have you read Iron John by Robert Bly? That was a good middle-ground, for me, rather than something like Donovan's "The Way of Men" with its bared teeth, gangs and warfare and killing and RAAAAH MEN!! WE'RE MENNNNN!!!!! attitude. I couldn't finish it.
I'll follow along with you on this new blog, though.
I'll try to stay as close to the core as possible. I believe we are fundamentally wired differently than women and that it's possible to make generalizations that are relevant for the large majority of men. Of course, there will always be unicorns but if we focus on the exceptions to the rule we can't talk about anything.
I have to look into John by Robert Bly, thanks for the suggestion :-)
Robert Bly focuses a lot on 'grief', mythology and folklore, archetypes including 'The Wild Man' of the forest. It appeals a lot to the creative in me. It's less about hunting and fighting other men for territory, which is what Donovan seems to be about.