what makes a man a MAN?

My daughter started this subject on Face Book and I liked the response so I had to blog about it. ^_^

A direct quote from a grown male:

From my perspective... Handling all of your business promptly and effectively. Being understanding, being a provider as well as security. Pleasing your significant other fully (sexually n mentally n emotionally) plus being able to handle diversity n think outside the box.

Then my daughter asked him what makes a woman a WOMAN? in his opinion:

 a woman is everything. she is everything that makes a man a man plus she is nurturing, loving, strong and emotional. a woman wears her heart on her sleeve because she is strong enough to deal with the truth at all times. a woman is ab oxymoron because she is herself and the exact opposite of herself at any given time. Not cause shes confused, but because she needs to be.

My response was:

 there are many types of women; each man can only describe their perfect ideal woman, and females can only describe their opinion

I believe a real woman is many things, she is the strength of her man and children, she is the glue that keeps family morals, she shows weakness to none other than the man she leans on at the right time, she brightens each and every day by smiling and reminding others of her love. She emotionally supports her man and everyone she loves, yet is not afraid of rejections towards her opinion in helping those she loves.

She is not afraid of getting her polished nails dirty when need be and cleaning it off again. She walks with pride because she knows her strength to handle everything that comes her way.