Thinking that just because they can fight that means they win any argument they’re in.

My current boss is an ex mma fighter and does this literally all the time. You’ll bring up a concern about something he’s doing and he’ll shut you down and if you persist he tries to intimidate you by reminding you of his size and fighting history.

Not letting their girlfriends hang out with other guys.

When i was around 16 and drove around with co workers, they always had to comment on women they saw on the street. Oh she’s so hot. Look at her boobs. Ew she’s ugly. They were super nice guys, but i always just sat there quietly thinking: maybe when i’m an adult i’ll be like that and don’t feel so awkward anymore. I’m always 40 now and still when i sit in a car with guys i don’t really know, nothing has really changed. I still just roll my eyes and when i see a lady with big boobs, i hope no one else saw her. But they always do and have something extremely funny to say.

Not just guys, but mainly.

In the engineering field and other technical realms you’ll often find an asshole coming out of their shell under the guise of superior life choices. They full delude themselves into believing other trades and interests are less than because they don’t benefit society in such a directly visible way.

I should know, I was brainwashed into the cult for a few years. It took seeing it go to the extreme before I snapped out of it and started respecting other career and life choices.

Thought of another trait that is as toxic as it is annoying: apparently a man must outwardly show how attracted he is to “hot” women around him or he must be gay, and apparently that in itself is also implied to be a disappointment.