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What is your definition of an Alpha male? I know but I want to know what you think.
I've been thinking about this a bit actually over the last couple of days, and to me it's more than just straight out dominance. Straight out dominance can be lonely and you don't always have to be the one in charge to be noticed/important/worthwhile.
So I guess I'd say that an alpha (as opposed to the alpha) is someone who's comfortable and confident in all social situations, who asserts dominance not constantly but appropriately, who doesn't turn every encounter into a fight for dominance but who also doesn't need to. I think that's the key feature: an alpha male doesn't have to fight for dominance, it just comes to them comfortably and easily. It's the old Zen story of if you're having to try then you cannot have...
That's not a very good definition, I might try to improve it with time.
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