“Drama Kings: The Men Who Drive Strong Women Crazy” by Dalma Heyn
This book reminds me of several of the guys I have dated. I refer to them as drama kings because they are either too selfish to compromise or too emotionally distraught to sustain a lasting relationship or too bitter from a previous relationship. Most drama kings are afraid to commit, not necessarily because they are afraid of commitment (per se’), but moreso because they are afraid of being hurt. Yes, men also suffer from fear of being hurt. Sometimes drama kings purposely sabotage relationships. Why? To protect their heart. Some women are misled by the drama kings. They assume that because he is being dramatic, he really does care. Also, given that women are emotional (so I’ve heard LOL) they tend to be attracted to guys who are capable of showing their emotions; however, the type of emotion displayed by a drama king is a toxic emotion, a draining emotion…….a confrontational emotion. We’ve all dated at least one drama king. You know the type, they appear to want to be in a relationship, but they run as soon as something goes wrong or they’ve done something to offend you, but when you confront them on it, they tend to display deflective behavior – meaning they flip it and make it seem like you did something to offend them. Oh, and the worse drama king of all is the one who displays Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde behavior. One minute he is all into you and the next minute, he is MIA (missing in action) and then when he does resurface, he can’t understand why you are upset by his disappearing act.
“Strong women, beware. You are more susceptible than most to the advances of the so-called “drama kings”–men for whom relationships always devolve into melodrama and rob the strength of the women involved. “ ~ review of the book, “Drama Kings: The Men Who Drive Strong Women Crazy”
