If a man has to prove to a woman he is a man he is subconsciously proving to himself HIS own manhood. But all in all if you have woman sees your trying to prove your a man she might put you through a old fashion hazing like a frathouse.
Some people think every women wants a dominant strong figure in their lives, not always the case cause this is why you have cougars popping up now a days. Women go through their ordeals in life ,and with experience they are constantly programmed and rewired which would give them different desires,urges,and needs as time progresses.Some are lost and some are gained.Some woman may have dealt with brutes to later on dealing with classy refined dudes. Some deal with thugs to later on dealing with 9 to 5 dudes. Women are constantly flip flopping or maybe transition on the type of men they like, some may start out wanting a Thug that's swoll up then later on , when she has 3 kids she may want some Uptight Nerd Programmer who can provide for her kids that she had by her thug baby daddy.