Let me preface this saying I love, love women. Probably true for every man here. We can`t deny the cat/dog scenario that exists though. This runs through my mind now and then mostly with civvies but SPs are not exempt. The relentless crazy, shit tests for compliance and endless self centered me me stance. I`ve often felt that they don`t love you but love what you can do for them and give them. I`ve experienced a couple failed civvie partnerships last year, even when they understand you can offer them a life they can`t imagine they can`t stop themselves from fucking it all up. Is it their fundamental nature, like a rattlesnake will tag you if you try to pick it up, entitlement or just plain stupid? I`m at a real crossroads lately, I`ve had a regular SP trying to play me. She`s well compensated and the some but here we go... same old shit, get a really good thing going and throw it all away on nothing. Gentlemen....
Yeah, a lot of people can't be happy with happiness, and they have to keep pushing it. Men and women.
There's a quote. Like this: "Everything in life is about Sex. Except sex. Sex is about power."
I think most women want to control a man. Part of them does. They like to train babies, dogs and men.
Part of it is that she feels inferior (well, to some degree this is common, I think). Usually, in terms of muscles, she is inferior. But, in general, women have powers men do not. (Or did not develop.)
(Wow. Said that fast. Often she "feels" inferior. I did NOT say I think women are inferior. And men often feel inferior too. An issue. Worthy of a much longer discussion.)
(Let's add that "control" does not mean complete mastery. Just, that they want to feel they can change the man. Get him to do things that the woman wants...whatever it may be. Usually a good thing really. Make up the bed, do the dishes, open the wine bottle. Help have a nice house, in some way. Often very obvious things.)
It's annoying, silly....except that it does lead to civilization, I think.
Anyway...they can't help it, so don't play that game too much with them. If it annoys you too much. Love them, kind of laugh at them, and enjoy what you do enjoy.
(And do the dishes and clean up your own damn messes.)
Don't let them get to you.
One more thing. Some people have had a (or several) bad relationships with men. Maybe the men (who probably also had past reasons) "hated" women. Anyway, once you have one bad relationship, it is hard to imagine the next guy being that different. Psychologically, we all seek revenge for the past. Not fair, but life is not fair.
Men and women "project" onto each other.
AND...careful being the amateur psychologist. THAT can be very annoying.
Similarly, when women complain about men, there is some basis in fact for the complaints. Maybe not fair for her to complain (that much) about you. But there probably is some basis somewhete. Men can be oblivious. And not clean up their own messes.
Remember, you too are an asshole sometimes, and she puts up with you.
Also: Fight with her, but keep your smile. She wants a "good" fight. To her, a fight means you care. (A verbal fight.)
These verbal fights are not meant to be logical. She won't be. No need for you to be. Just don't be too mean.
Don't lose your cool. Fight a bit. Let her win sometimes. Don't let her win on things you really care about. (She knows, or she will know, she does not really want to win all the time.) And keep the smile. All we humans are a bit crazy. Nothing really to do but smile about it.
Still , everything considered, aren't women wonderful in about 45 ways?
Mostly I just love women. So many things about them. Love them all.
Surely I do not love all women, but honestly, for about every woman I can think of, I love at least something about them.
But they can be annoying sometimes.... I sympathize.