Are you a REAL man?

[trof]

Do you know one?
No, I'm not picking on anyone. If I have a bone to pick with you, you'll usually hear from me in a PM (which rarely happens).

As happens a lot here, I was inspired by something in another thread.
What's your concept of a REAL man?
As a 62 year old hetero male of the species, it's something I've never much thought about, either personally for me, or generally for the population at large.

It's kind of a running joke, but in our closest circle of family and friends I'm referred to as the "manly man". Our best friends have two sons. The dad is a brilliant physician (now retired), witty, and just a lot of fun to be with. He's just not an outdoors guy (not that I am either) or much of a handyman. When the parents thought it was time for one of the boys to know about nailing nails, or starting a fire, or grilling burgers, or cutting firewood, they'd say "Let trof teach them. He knows the manly man things.". I felt it was a compliment (I guess) but was still a little nonplussed by it. Like I said, whenever something like that comes up it's always me who supposedly knows the manly man way. Maybe it's because I'm 6' 2" and bigger than my friends. Maybe It's because I was an airline pilot, which they perceived as very dashing and romantic. Believe me, it ain't. Maybe it's because I know a little about a lot of things. The benefit/curse of being an avid reader. Whatever.

So...what's your idea of a REAL man.
Or is there such a thing?
And does it matter?
Maybe I'll chime in later with some thoughts or comments.
Thanks.