I don’t like “metrosexuals”.  All that make-up and tuning in to their feminine side - it’s all a bit poncy and pretentious to my mind.  A man should be a man - he should know his place in the world and take charge of his masculinity.  It doesn’t mean he has to behave like a Neanderthal and drag his woman around by the hair and beat her with his club - it just means they should be strong and protective.

Still want them to be caring and considerate though and to talk about their feelings and show their emotions - poor sods!

Throw out the sarongs. Bin the man mascara. Yes, the ‘retrosexuals’ are coming, real men who are determined to banish the metrosexual for ever and return the modern man to his former status as a simple, masculine being who knows what he likes and his place in the world.

Now, a new book, The Retrosexual Manual, aims to rally supporters to the new movement. But are men ready to cast off the shackles feminism attempts to impose on them? And do women really want a man with more than a touch of the Neanderthal? Here, the book’s author explains his view, while the Mail’s JACI STEPHEN gives the female perspective. [full article via dailymail.co.uk].