Anyway, back to the thread title.
There are a lot of controlling men in this world, who decide when their partner can and can't go out and who they can and can't see. This is seen by many as domestic abuse and manipulative.
I see just as many people, I work with a lot of them who have female partners who do the EXACT same thing, one person at work has a friend who is going out with someone he works with, and he has to ask HER if she can see HIM!
When I bring up the double standard you get the whole "oh, you don't understand, he needs that routine, they need guidance, she is so good for him" etc.
Men get guided and "made better", women get abused and manipulated.