There have been far too many occasions when you have been drawn to these controlling men.
The truth is, controlling men have certain qualities that you are attracted to.
With regularity, controlling men are confident, highly successful in their professional careers, have wealth or are very financially solvent, have leadership instincts that attract a lot of people who look up to them, are bold and aggressive in going after what they want, etc.
Controlling men have these qualities, and you have a history of being drawn to men with these qualities.
Since men do the approaching, they are constantly exposing themselves to rejection.
When a man is rejected, it compels him to question his level of physical attractiveness.
When he has a mom and other doting family members that have told him his entire life that he is handsome, it is really hard for him to accept rejection from a girl.
There is a reason why you are at a juncture where your boyfriend’s extreme hygiene issues are now at the forefront of your thoughts and everyday experience.
You excused the fact that he could go for weeks without shaving or would wear some clothes for too long of a time, as he was too lazy to do his brimming laundry.
At first, discovering these early hygiene issues didn’t trigger any loud alarms about his hygiene in your mind.
