I don’t see this as much as you(the OP) apparently do. I think a lot of problems come from a lack of adaptation to changing roles/expectations and the demands on women and men that come with them.
The person suffering from the syndrome you describe probably doesn’t know how to find a partner who can co-exist somewhere between the old style benefits and liabilities of being a Real Man and the new ways, which by necessity, need to be more egalitarian across a broader spectrum of behaviors than ever. Half of these people who are not keeping up are probably wife beaters and the other half fail by being dominated… or as FLU said, they are avoiding commitment.
I suggest reading the Hite Report(not agreeing with it completely of course) and some of Dr. Warren Farrell’s books.
