I don't think that the pre-feminist ideal for males expected them to be less honest, faithful, and honorable at all. Actually I think there was a higher standard for men's behavior back then.
Actually in the post-feminist era, it's easier for men to be dishonest, unfaithful, and dishonorable and not suffer any significant consequences. Plenty of women (willing to be companions and give men sexual attention) have lower standards for men in those areas.
I really do think the average woman expected a better level of conduct from males in their lives in 1940 than they do in 2005.
So by that standard, what are you talking about?
You are correct. I am speaking more towards what seems to be a rather timeless problem : that what is good for the goose IS NOT good for the gander. Are the men willing to start holding each other accountable for the same behavior they find so deplorable in women? If a man has an affair, are his male friends/coworkers going to put pressure on him to stop dishonoring his wife? Or will it be wink-wink-nod-nod for the man, and an all-around trashing of the woman? Are the men going to expect the same high standards of each other if they insist that the only proper and good woman live the same high standards? This was a problem in society in the past. Since we have swung both sides of the pendulum now, I think its time for both men AND women to take a good hard look at themselves and understand that bad behavior, PERIOD, should not be tolerated and that both sides should feel the pain of consequences.
That's all I am saying.