Male friend (we are not dating) keeps complaining I don’t let him be the man and I take the lead?

Never received this sort of comment from anyone else and I don’t perceive myself as a particularly “strong” woman. I’m just very independent.
Weird coming from him as he has a quite positive masculinity and is very popular with girls so I wonder why he needs this sort of validation from me when there are dozens (literally) of girls running after him and playing the deamsels in distress to catch his attention

(Hidden) fragile male ego
Wants to bang me and is frustrated I’m not falling at his feet
Is an undercover misogynist
Other?
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Male friend (we are not dating) keeps complaining I don’t let him be the man and I take the lead?
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