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How do I write male characters in such a way that they weren’t obviously written by a girl?

In today’s culture the difference between men and women is being minimized, and as a christian I want my stories to shed some light on our differences. Yes we’re equal, but we weren’t made the same because we were made to full different roles.

This question formed in my mind after trying (and failing) to think of “manly quirks” to make my guy characters feel more realistic. I pretty quickly realized that I have next to no idea how you dudes work.

A common stereotype is that guys aren’t as emotional as girls. Maybe there is some truth to this, but I have reasons to question the validity of this. The first one being, my dad is a very emotional person. When my oldest sibling graduated, he cried. When he preaches sermons on God’s love and mercy, he cries. He just comes off as a more.. Not sensitive in the way that things bother him, but he either feels very deeply, or he is just very expressive about his emotions.
Reason number two being another conflicting stereotype. The idea that guys are more prone to anger issues then girls. Anger is an emotion, yes??
Do you guys really, really not experience emotions the same way as girls? Or do you just respond to them differently?

I also know that guys tend to focus more on shapes then colors, but this is the extent of my knowledge. I obviously need help.
Literally anything you can give me will be helpful! Though I’m a little more interested in the differences in how we process emotions then anything else.

@Daeus @karthmin @taylorclogston @mark-kamibaya @anyoneplzhelpme