He is a macho man, like out of a picture book and wants to show everyone that he has the say in a relationship. He will hardly tolerate a strong and independent woman next to him.
He also places great value on the control in his life. That includes the activities of his partner as well.
A relationship will only work with him if the roles are clearly distributed from the beginning and he can jump over his shadow as an alpha male.
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