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The Cowboy

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Women want to be women and they want their men to be men. For this reason, they prefer the cowboy over the metrosexual. The cowboy, as he stands besides us contrasts our femininity in a way that increases it exponentially. He is a man in every sense of the word. The metrosexual may be better dressed, with better hair, and flawless figured to boot. Competition for who is prettier is not my idea of a good date for a night, let alone life partner.

By cowboys, I don't mean the city slicker who dons a hat and boots to head off to the rodeo once a year or the country bar for a line dance or two in hopes of of picking up a local cowgirl for a roll in the hay. I mean the men who know what they believe in and stand up for it, the men who get up early and put in a full day's work, the men who don't mind if their boots have dung all over them because that's what they're made for; that rare breed of man who is full of quiet passions and outstanding strength of character.

Women want a man who is a good provider, whether this means he is dirty at the end of the day or not. Women want a man who will appreciate her skills as a woman, and for all the fight for equality the fairer sex has put up, we do still different skills and abilities. Women want a man who will ride in on the white horse and save the day and who will put up[ the good fight when necessary to protect her honor.

I, for one, don't want a man standing beside me ordering a "double caramel frappuccino venti with a splash of nutmeg skinny", while I take a plain old coffee, cream and sugar. I don't want a man hogging the mirror in the morning, or stealing my hairspray. I don't want to come home to find my man working out to Jane Fonda when the barbells are sitting untouched waiting for him to give them a try. And, I don't want a man who takes an hour to get ready to go out when I can throw myself together and look pretty decent in 15 minutes flat.

I do want a man who has muscles from a hard day's work, so when I sleep in his arms, I can tell his body from mine. I want to smell the Stetson on his pillow when he's away. I want him to know how to fix the stuff that breaks and not mind when it's a dirty job. I want him to have old-school beliefs and values that make our home and our nation a better place because he's part of it. I want him to know how to treat a woman, rather than be a woman. I want the sons who will be dating my daughters to be raised by these men so that they learn how to be men themselves.

Having had both, the cowboy definitely has my heart and my respect and my passion. Oh, and I have his last name. There is nothing better or more enduring and solid than a man who is a man who loves a woman who is a woman.

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