{"id":2060,"date":"2012-06-15T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2013-02-23T06:45:44","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T11:45:44","slug":"what-does-wearing-boots-say-about-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=2060","title":{"rendered":"What Does Wearing Boots Say About a Man?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Someone in Texas, the state in the U.S. known for cowboys and cowboy boots, asked this question via a search engine:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?attachment_id=2064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2064\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Blogwhatsayman.jpg?resize=556%2C69\" alt=\"\" title=\"Blogwhatsayman\" width=\"556\" height=\"69\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Blogwhatsayman.jpg?w=556&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Blogwhatsayman.jpg?resize=300%2C37&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Blogwhatsayman.jpg?resize=150%2C19&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Blogwhatsayman.jpg?resize=500%2C62&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Men who wear boots says what about the man?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Boots say a lot about a man.  From this boot-wearing guy, my opinions about what boots say about a man are:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He is confident.<\/li>\n<li>He is secure.<\/li>\n<li>He will look you in the eye and smile when shaking your hand.<\/li>\n<li>He is genuinely modest and does not brag.<\/li>\n<li>He is a man of action, highly productive, and is results-oriented.<\/li>\n<li>He trusts his partner in his relationship.<\/li>\n<li>He does not fret or worry about the small stuff.<\/li>\n<li>He does not bully or abuse others with words or physical aggression.<\/li>\n<li>He is compassionate, caring, and giving &#8212; rather than selfish, ego-maniacal, and self-centered. <\/li>\n<li>He speaks with meaning and does not speak just to be heard.<\/li>\n<li>He is comfortable with silence.<\/li>\n<li>He commands authority, without being overbearingly directive or controlling.<\/li>\n<li>He gives credit where credit is due.<\/li>\n<li>He shares good will.<\/li>\n<li>He is positive and forward-looking.<\/li>\n<li>He is competitive, but accepts that he is not always the best, brightest, or most able.<\/li>\n<li>He celebrates accomplishments of others.<\/li>\n<li>He does not care what other people think about his possessions (or boots for that matter) because he is not materialistic.<\/li>\n<li>He knows what he likes.<\/li>\n<li>He has his own style &#8212; rugged, masculine, and strong.<\/li>\n<li>He doesn&#8217;t give a rat&#8217;s patootee about what fashion queens say about what men should wear on their feet, especially with dress clothes in an office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Life is short:  embrace the characteristics of a confident boot-wearing man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone in Texas, the state in the U.S. known for cowboys and cowboy boots, asked this question via a search engine: &#8220;Men who wear boots says what about the man?&#8221; Boots say a lot about a man. 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