The 5 Pillars of Manhood by Jaeson Ma

This was shared to me by one of my best girl friends. It's nice to be reminded from time to time that we are valuable human beings, with fragile hearts strengthened by faith and confidence to a supreme and all-knowing God.

They seem like such high standards, but they are achievable standards. Hindi naman kasi perfection ang description eh. Tamang respeto at love lang. Enough love to show the other person's worth. Haha

I don't know what Your plan for me is regarding this matter; it is yet to be revealed. Ewan ko ba kung part ng plano Mo na matugpuan ko siya or hindi. Basta, alam Mo naman ang desire ko diba? Haha. I know naman na I can sleep peacefully knowing na hindi mo ako pababayaan. Pero Lord, hindi ba talaga kayang pabilisin ang searching and waiting process? HAHAHAHA. Kulet.

Well, here's the link to the article:

http://jaesonma.com/365-days-of-love-day-284-the-5-pillars-of-manhood-how-men-should-love-respect-women/

And here are some things that really struck me:

"This is for the Christian guys out there, don’t emotionally rape a sister, play with her heart and tell her you are just her brother or friend. That is BS. Man up. You either pursue a woman of God because she is God’s precious creation, or you don’t try touching it at all, or play with their hearts emotionally, unless you are willing to be up front and clear with your intentions and the direction of the relationship from the start. Emotional rape is as painful to a woman as physical rape. Women are emotional beings and their hearts are not to be played with."

"When a women asks you, “How are you doing?” She is really asking, “How are you being?” Meaning, what are you feeling, thinking, seeing, being about at the moment. To love a women we must provide at every level – basic needs all the way to providing for them mentally, emotionally and spiritually, if not their hearts will die."

"What a woman wants is a man of integrity. Someone who says what he does and does what he says. Someone they can trust at their word. So as a man you must come through. Words means nothing if they are not backed up with action. Don’t say sorry unless you mean it. Don’t say sorry unless you are able to back up your apologies with doing the right thing. Integrity is doing what is right, whether people are watching or not. Integrity is what you do when no one is looking. Does your woman trust you completely? If not, it is a question of integrity. Don’t tell a women you love her unless your love shows, words carry weight. They either carry false weight or real weight, a woman knows when a man means what he says."

Well, I'm SUPER biased. Sorry! HAHAHA :*