But why then do we so often show ourselves back? Why do some men prove their innovation by humiliating, suppressing and devaluing those who sincerely believed in them? Maybe because real strength is not rudeness, not control and not fear. She is his friend.
A real man does not belittle a woman, but exalts her. He is not afraid of his freedom, emotions, strength. He has not suffered from his success, because his self-esteem does not depend on other people's failures. He does not hurt those who gave him life.
A weak man will prove his originality by breaking other people's wings. A strong one will teach you to fly.
So, if a man tries to test your strength by your count, it is not strength. It is fear. And the best thing you can do is to go to a place where you don’t have to love “in spite of”, but rather love “precisely for”.