The study I cited to you was done by a man. It doesn’t matter that assholes and narcissists aren’t actually confident — that’s how they come across to women — until they spend some time with them and learn better, and then eventually divorce them at a high rate. And yes, men do confuse being an asshole with confidence because living in the dominance hierarchy of patriarchy teaches them that to be strong, enviable, worthy of admiration, they also have to be an asshole. Here’s an article (written by a man) that explains it for you.
“The reason that men in such structures make sport of abuse — gang rape, hazing, bullying, and so on — is that the abuse is what establishes the hierarchy. Remember, the one who is the most violent is the one who rises highest.” This doesn’t mean that women like it or crave it — it means they’ve been taught that this is what confidence looks like, and so they sometimes mistake it for the real thing, particularly since they are so often intertwined.
I’ve met plenty of women who aren’t me —For example, I know a much larger of women than you do — by a long shot. Some of them are Trump supporters, some of them are liberals, they are of all ages and live all over the country, from all walks of life. 😁 And believe me, men are not foreign objects to me — I love them, fuck them, talk to them and otherwise spend time with them on a regular basis. I may even know more men from all walks of life than you do — who knows?
