Relationship Advice on the Domineering Personality

Before we delve into this one, there’s a little disclaimer we have to do.

Guys are bred to be problem solvers. Unfortunately, most guys think you’re asking them to solve your problems for you, even when you’re not. 

So if you’re just thinking out loud one morning about your administrative assistant, who keeps coming in late for work twice a week…and your guy says to you…

“Well, you should just fire her…”

That doesn’t automatically qualify him as domineering. He’s just doing what comes naturally for a guy.

You may think you’re just “processing.”  But he thinks you’re asking for his advice, and if he’s like most men, he’ll offer it. He thinks he’s being helpful, and it doesn’t really qualify as “domineering.”

Some men can be trained on this matter. Others cannot. Further investigation and evaluation may be in order.

There are some men, however (and in fairness, some women too), who consider themselves smarter than you and act accordingly.

They think they have a right to give you orders, and you have no freedom of choice in any matter where they’re concerned.

These types are not hard to spot, so they should also not be hard to avoid.

Also see: Bipolar Disorder, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Self-esteem Issues, Narcissism, Submissive Personality, "Knight in Shining Armor", Codependence and Shaming and Guilt.