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Dear Alpha Male, If You Have to Tell Me You’re an Alpha — You are Not

Libby Winkler
3 min readJan 27, 2023

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Has anyone else noticed only the men least likely to be logically considered to be Alpha Males are the ones strutting around claiming to be Alphas?

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I’m going to be honest with you. If you have to tell me that you’re an alpha male, chances are, you’re not.

I’m not saying that there’s anything wrong with being an alpha male. I’m just saying that if you have to tell me that you’re one, it probably means that you’re insecure about it.

Here’s the thing. Alpha males exude confidence.

Keep It Real

They don’t feel the need to prove themselves to anyone because they know who they are. They are the ones who walk into a room and everyone takes notice. Everyone knows an alpha male when they see one.

So, if you have to go out of your way to tell me that you’re an alpha male, it means that you’re trying too hard. And when you try too hard, it means that you’re not really confident in yourself. It means that you’re compensating for something. And…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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