{"id":544,"date":"2011-07-13T06:46:50","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T06:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markus-schall.de\/?p=544"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:37:31","slug":"i-was-manly-bold-i-was-free-and-had-long-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2011\/07\/i-was-manly-bold-i-was-free-and-had-long-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"\"I was manly, bold, I was free and I had long hair.\""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-548\" title=\"male_move\" src=\"https:\/\/markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/maennlich_verwegen1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/maennlich_verwegen1.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/maennlich_verwegen1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>My wife got to know me, not the other way around. She literally stalked me. No matter where I went, she was already there. It was twelve years ago now. Back then, I was a die-hard motorcyclist, I only wore black sweatshirts, frayed jeans and biker boots, and I had long hair. Of course, I also had an outfit for special occasions. Then I wore a black sweatshirt, frayed jeans and white sneakers. Housework was an evil that I avoided whenever possible. But I liked myself and my life. So that's how she got to know me. \"You're my dream man. You're so masculine, so daring and so free.\"<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"display-post-types\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#dpt-wrapper-934 { --dpt-text-align: left;--dpt-image-crop: center;--dpt-border-radius: 5px;--dpt-h-gutter: 10px;--dpt-v-gutter: 9px; }\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">#dpt-wrapper-934 { --dpt-title-font-style:normal;--dpt-title-font-weight:600;--dpt-title-line-height:1.5;--dpt-title-text-decoration:none;--dpt-title-text-transform:none;--dpt-excerpt-font-style:normal;--dpt-excerpt-font-weight:400;--dpt-excerpt-line-height:1.5;--dpt-excerpt-text-decoration:none;--dpt-excerpt-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta1-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta1-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta1-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta1-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta1-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta2-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta2-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta2-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta2-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta2-text-transform:none; }<\/style><div 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gesundheit krisen pers\u00f6nlichkeitsentwicklung ratgeber sicherheitspolitik\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\"dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\"dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2025\/09\/conscientious-objection-to-military-service-what-to-do-in-an-emergency\/\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fitness for war, conscription &amp; refusal: what to do in an emergency<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Conscription: refuse military service\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/wehrpflicht-kriegsdienst-verweigern.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/wehrpflicht-kriegsdienst-verweigern.jpg 1536w, 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hair.<\/p>\n<p>But only until the wedding. Shortly before, I heard her say: \"You could at least go to the hairdresser, after all, my parents are coming to the wedding.\" Hours, no, days later and endless tears later, I gave in and got a fashionable short hairstyle, because after all, I loved her.<\/p>\n<p>And what the heck, I was manly, bold, almost free and it pulled on my head. And I was soooo sweet.<\/p>\n<p>\"Honey, I love you just the way you are,\" she breathed. Life was fine although it was a bit chilly on the head. Weeks of peaceful togetherness followed until one day my wife stood in front of me with a large bag under her arm. She took out a shirt, a pollunder (the word sends shivers down my spine) and a new pair of pants and said: \"Please try these on.\" Days, weeks, no, months and endless paper handkerchiefs later, I gave in and wore shirts, pollunders (\u00c4rrrgh) and pants. Black shoes, jackets, ties and designer coats followed.<\/p>\n<p>But I was masculine, bold, dead chic and it pulled on my head.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the biggest battle. The battle for the bike. However, it didn't last very long, because it's not very good fighting in a black suit that constantly pinches and tweaks. What's more, the patent leather shoes were pinching, which also wore me down.<\/p>\n<p>But what the hell, I was masculine, bourgeois, almost free, I drove a station wagon, and it pulled on my head.<\/p>\n<p>Many battles followed over the years, all of which I lost in a sea of tears. I did the dishes, ironed, shopped, memorized German pop songs, drank sweet red wine and went for walks on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>What the hell, I thought, I was a wimp, trapped, felt ******* and it was pulling on my head.<\/p>\n<p>One fine day, my wife stood in front of me with her suitcases packed and said: \"I'm leaving you.\" Completely astonished, I asked her why. \"I don't love you anymore because you've changed so much. You're no longer the man I once knew.\"<\/p>\n<p>I recently met her again. Her \"new guy\" is a long-haired biker with ripped jeans and tattoos who looked at me with pity.<\/p>\n<p>I think I will send him a cap...<\/p>\n<p>Author unknown<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"display-post-types\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#dpt-wrapper-935 { --dpt-text-align: left;--dpt-image-crop: center;--dpt-border-radius: 5px;--dpt-h-gutter: 10px;--dpt-v-gutter: 9px; }\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">#dpt-wrapper-935 { --dpt-title-font-style:normal;--dpt-title-font-weight:600;--dpt-title-line-height:1.5;--dpt-title-text-decoration:none;--dpt-title-text-transform:none;--dpt-excerpt-font-style:normal;--dpt-excerpt-font-weight:400;--dpt-excerpt-line-height:1.5;--dpt-excerpt-text-decoration:none;--dpt-excerpt-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta1-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta1-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta1-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta1-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta1-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta2-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta2-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta2-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta2-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta2-text-transform:none; 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