In my eyes we are all EQUAL, no one is god and no one is a hero. I dont see the old school routine as a man being the boss and the women doing as shes told but I know what you mean with a man having his own demands, being a man essentially and not being a fucking doormat which most men nowadays are or should I say boys
I dont take shit from anywomen but I dont talk trash to her either or shout abuse at her, just cut her off like an unwanted anchor attached to the boat ... let her sink in her own ocean of self worship, see how far she gets ... usually they never make it to the surface.
You do get women who like to break mens hearts, literally tear them out and piss over them but hey WISE UP and be ready, have your GUARD UP like me ... I have been bitten and eaten up, plus pissed all over more than once

man enough to admit that aswell but I have learned my lessons and wont judge all women as bad either, because many are fine and if we flip the coin on the otherside many men are pure bastards in how they treat women, so its a tug of war really in this day and age.
Just be ready and prepared, always be on your guard and never trust ANYONE ... only trust your family and closest freind if you must because everyone has a price, take it from me and when the shit really does hit the fan than you will see who counts and again take it from me that freind doesnt usually surface when you need them.
Lastly I would like to compare women to diamonds ... you have different types. Dirty or 'fresh' diamonds, fake or counterfeit diamonds, rough or uncut diamonds, normal standard of diamond which is just a normal cut and standard of qality than finally a Pure White diamond which is the highest order.
Dirty Diamonds = Sluts who have low morals [Grade 'Z' the lowest]
Fake Diamonds = Two faced and not what they seem to be
Rough Diamonds = Tough strong hard women, what you see is what you get
Normal Diamonds = Your average 'Normal' female
Pure White Diamonds = Top of the range type of women [Grade 'D' the highest]
My Pure White diamond is a classy sexy women who wears clothes that are not really revealing at all, like many Italian women are CLASSY and sexy. They know this and dont need to dress like skanks.
Thats how I see it ... lots of diamonds in this world but Pure White ones which are the BEST in the world at category 'D' on the
scale the highest with 'Z' the lowest, being rare and hard to find and this can be compared to a true women you really want in this life ... a RARE CATCH with everything else being common ... is this why society isnt happy in many areas and relashionships not lasting?