The problem is they can’t compete with cats. The unconditional love and attention one can get from cats makes men superfluous. I was married. I traveled for work. I would come home after being gone S-Th and my cats would be waiting at the door as soon as they heard my key in the lock, greeting me and basically saying they missed me. Ex husband barely acknowledged my return. I overheard him on the phone saying he loved me being gone because he did whatever he wanted during the week (not that he didn’t anyway) and then I came home, cleaned and shopped and went again.

In reality, it isn't just the alpha males who are the issue. However, I have met alpha and non-alpha men who tried to manipulate me into being in relationships with them. Some of tactics were were "warnings": insulting, i.e. "If you don't lower your standards, you'll wind up alone," and "You aren't a spring chicken, if you don't marry soon, you'll lose the chance."

I am almost 72 and living alone is the best thing I've done for myself.

Other manipulative tactics could be from alpha or other males:

1. If we were married, you wouldn't have to mow the lawn.
2. If we were married, you wouldn't have to work.

On the other hand, from definite alpha males:

If we were married, you could not __ (Fill in the blank with anything the man didn't like).

If we were married, you would ____. (Fill in the blank with anything the man wanted.)

@Killtheskyfairy Dogs too. A lot of my cats are inside-outside and if I'm gone even 1/2 hour and I pull up in the driveway and I've got 3 or 4 at the door and sometimes standing on the windshield looking in and the dogs barking in the house.