Modern man pales in comparison to a former, more rugged and masculine male of yesteryear. There was a time when men liked to do manly things, like engine repair and pumping iron. It was a simpler time, with the average manly men’s time divided between foraging, mating, and drinking.

Gone are the times of manly men. Nowadays, we’re faced with a new breed that endures the plight of emasculation, and an inevitable fate that may lead to the metrosexual, or the bromance.

The metrosexual is best described as a dude which is very aware and concerned of his personal appearance and grooming. While this sounds fine, it is farther off the grid than you may anticipate. Besides a habitual wearing of cologne, the metrosexual might also partake in less masculine activities such as facials, manicures and pedicures.

A bromance is derived from the words bro, short for brother, and romance. The bromance involves a man crush, which isn’t a crush in its traditional sense, as it does not included sexual tendencies.  A man crush is more of a sense of admiration of another man for his skills and/or talents.

The typical bromance finds males bonding with one another simply because they would rather be together outside of the time spent at the latest female conquest. In other words, dudes prefer the company of other dudes when not challenged by getting into a hot girl’s pants.

While men around the world now embrace the idea of the bromanticism, there is still much to learn. And while it is rumored that the existence of manly men hasn’t died off completely, it’s similar to the case of Bigfoot which also lacks evidence.