Preface by saying I'm a dude and I'm trying to educate this girl-friend of mine and I've come to an impass. She says he only treats her well when she stops doing things for him... i.e. baking cookies, sex, wifey stuff. Their roles flipped once she got pregnant and had her son. Instead of being a bum, he got a job and she became the stay at home mom. Since then, she says he treats her like shit when she is trying to take care of him, and when she stops treating him nicely, he starts trying to get affectionate with her. He has proposed to her 3 times (She's said no) and he isn't putting out unless she neglects him.

My question is, how does this relate to TRP theory? It seems to go against LTR ideas where they are expected to take care of you and you provide.