This is something that has always confused me and pissed me off, that so many men want to be “dominant” in a relationship but they don’t even do or care about ANYTHING? No awareness or preparedness in most situations whatsoever, and they never care about being in control in any given situation.
They often couldn’t care less what food or medications are stocked at home or what clothes they have (ie. your tweet). If it’s an outing; planning, navigation, and punctuality usually falls to the woman too. Women have vastly larger EDCs, which is just called “having a purse”, even though it’s the men who have an entire community based around the stuff that they sometimes carry (guns, knives, flashlights, etc). I am a part of that community, but my EDC includes a small bag and is much closer to the average women’s purse, with additional things that actually matter for day-to-day life like medications, powerbank, hand sanitizer, wipes, etc etc.
It’s just part of my personality that it’s very important for me to be in control of things, be involved in decisions, be prepared, be situationally aware, etc. Both personally and when sharing a partnership. I obviously don’t consider those to be tied to masculinity or “dominance” or any nonsense like that, but if I had to categorize it, I feel like I’m objectively much closer to those definitions than all of the men who claim it’s what they want but are hilariously laissez-faire in decision-making.