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Being dominant IS NOT conducive to healthy relationships. It may work for one night stands and casual hookups, but it smacks against every piece of legitimate research on establishing healthy partnerships. Dominance is ego based, relationships, albeit healthy ones are more egalitarian and less about power dynamics. You've got a lot to learn. This is why most PUA is virtually useless for entering LTRs. You're likely quite young and/or very inexperienced in LTRs.
Dominance means leading. LTR, hookup, casual dating, whatever it is, woman respond to men being men. Men lead. Now I'm not talking about being a controlling dick in a relationship. I'm not talking about being a tyrant and not listening. What I am talking about is leading a woman. Sorry, it's not 50/50. The feminists scream this, but unfortunately this is not how women, even modern women work. They don't want to make the 50% of the decisions, they don't want to dominate you sexually 50% of the time. It's ironic you say I must be young, because this is actually old school thinking. The sensitive, "she's my partner" thing is more of a younger denatured male generation thing.
As you said before, girls hold their female friends hands too. Well, maybe that's your style, but I'm not holding my girls hand the same way her girl friend does. I'm not gonna be a girl friend with a penis.
As society continues to make men less dominant and more sensitive, unhappy relationships/divorce increase. This is not ego to say "I'll take care of you....you're protected." When you lead a girl, you allow her to be a woman which is what she wants, and to feel safe, protected and cared for. She doesn't want to feel like she's your friend.
Another strange frame I care to not indulge in. Whatever works for you.