Very sad how many of us can relate to the controlling man narrative. I was with a guy once that counted how many biscuits I would take from the jar (didn’t want me putting on weight) and was a total perv on social media. Told me what to wear. Didn’t like me wearing makeup. Would gaslight me to the high heavens and I found escort sites on his laptop when I needed to use it one time (naughty me for looking at his history but I had a gut feeling he was up to all sorts) of course it was my fault. Men can suck SO bad, even the ones who aren’t overtly abusive are still jerks that make us question if we’re good enough. And what do they have to offer? A receding hairline and lies
I think this type of personnality is less rare than you'd expect, unfortunately...
I was stalked for almost one year by a man I dated less than two months and cut off after his mask slipped...
Nowadays the young generation is so connected, and manipulative/toxic men are well represented on dating apps, it's a convenient playground for them. They don't show you who they are at first (nobody would ever date them if they did!) and are experts at hiding their toxic traits... for a while.
I really believe there should be more actions of prevention, starting in secondary school.