I can't respect a man that would forsake his own children. I may sound like an old man at this point, or maybe one that should have been born in a different timeline, but I measure "manliness" in a whole different way.
- How you treat your family.
- How you treat animals.
- How you treat children.
Anything else is not nearly as important as these three.
I should say the only reason why I use the word "manliness" is to be current with today's ridiculous manosphere language. But in reality is just how one should measure the quality of a human being. It applies to everyone.