Recent research has shown that women don't like their partners to be domineering - as if this is some kind of surprise. A lot of reports now tend to be all about confirming the stark nakedly obvious.

Being domineering isn't a trait in any way exclusive to male personalities, as women are more than capable of being bullies. Yet why is it that only women are accused of being nags? Men nag worse than I ever would, as I am repeatedly making clear. There's a saracastic saying though: women nag, but men remind. Nagging is not quite the same thing as being domineering though, it's more like being whiny. Being domineering is arrogant, "you will do as I say and I don't want to hear any objection" rather than considering other options. It is the caveman dragging the mate off by the hair. It's no wonder if women don't like men to be domineering towards them. What we DO like, however, is that our partner is able to make firm decisions and has a "take charge" attitude. It really isn't the same thing as being domineering. The alternative, after all, is a man who doesn't know what he wants to do. We want him to know what to do, but it had better be the right thing, or else.