One: Being mocked as cowardly and weak
Since ancient times, there has been the saying of a hero saving a beauty. Moreover, all men like beauties, so in men's minds, they hope to be heroes admired by beauties. Unfortunately, we live in a civilized society, so there aren't that many beauties who need men to use their muscular physiques to be protectors. But this does not mean that men will give up their dreams of being heroes. For men, mocking them for being timid is essentially an indirect criticism that they are not manly enough, which is an insult to them.
Two: Being picky about appearance
I always thought only women cared about their looks, but actually, men do too. Recently, a friend of mine started dating and he kept feeling that his relatively standard physique wasn’t muscular enough to give his girlfriend a sense of security. In fact, what came out of his girlfriend's mouth was that her man did have some muscles. Therefore, men's lack of confidence in their own appearance often stems from psychological pressure. Actually, what women care about isn’t how tall, strong, or handsome a man is; women care more about how sincere a man is towards them. However, it’s said that men care about others' evaluations of their looks because they lack confidence in their own genes. Just like short men who always hope to find taller women, they hope to compensate for their shortcomings through complementarity. Therefore, if women criticize men's appearances, it can be interpreted by men as disapproval of their genes.
Three: Praising another man in front of him
Just as women don’t want men praising other women in front of them, men also mind when women praise another man in front of them. Even if the man is a woman's relative or a man's friend, men still cannot bear it when the woman they are with praises another man excessively. This not only makes the man feel belittled but is also a very foolish action. Think about it; men generally love to save face, especially in front of the women they love. They mostly hope to gain the other party's affirmation. If you praise another man in front of him, you're essentially telling him that there is someone better than him. And if this man happens to be someone he knows, imagine which man could tolerate that?
Four: Having one's flaws exposed
It’s again a matter of face, but it also involves issues of personal conduct. Imagine if a woman were exposed for having had double eyelid surgery at a certain time and place, wouldn’t she feel extremely upset? The saying goes, "Do not hit someone in the face, and do not expose someone's shortcomings when scolding." Exposing someone's flaws is inherently petty behavior. Even if it's between intimate lovers, this taboo should not be easily crossed. As a smart woman, one should know when silence is golden. It's always wise to be slightly naive in life. Straightforward people tend to offend others easily. A man's failures are like scars that should be left for him to heal on his own. What women should do is learn to be a little forgetful.
Five: Publicizing private life
I once knew a woman who liked to talk about things between her and her husband, such as one day helping her husband wash his underwear and then having it blown away by the wind while drying it on the balcony, or buying several cans of soda and rolls of toilet paper and asking her husband to reimburse her in the evening, or even mentioning that her husband snores at night. People have two sides; her husband was also a person with some social status, respected by many people. At home, all men lower their guard and reveal their true selves. At this moment, he is also unguarded, digging his nose or scratching his head. If a woman uses the secrets between her and him as conversation material, for men, it is equivalent to exposing their vulnerabilities and weaknesses to others. He would feel betrayed and thus resist showing his true self in front of her.
Six: Sexual performance
Every man hopes to be enduring and powerful, with control over himself. However, there are times when men feel powerless, and a woman’s attitude towards a man during these powerless moments greatly influences his future performance. Especially bad is when some women like to publicize the private matters of their marriage. It’s important to understand that a man's inability may not solely be due to physiological problems; many come from psychological issues, and a woman's mockery can cause a man to become psychologically incapable. For example, the woman I mentioned earlier, whose husband often didn’t come home for days, everyone knew why. She, due to not having children after years of marriage, feared being ridiculed, so she spread the word that her husband was incapable in bed. I think for a man, being incapable in bed might be worse than being poor. That man openly went out with young, beautiful women, using actions to tell everyone that it wasn't that he was "incapable," but rather that he had no "interest" in his wife. Whether or not it was just for show, we don’t know. All I know is that regardless of whether he is capable or not, women should not talk about such matters publicly.