IMO this should be well known, but just in case:

Men's testosterone levels are 270 to 1100 ng/dl and females' are 6 to 86 ng/dl (1).

Testosterone is linked to aggressive behavior(2) (3)

The findings suggest that testosterone increases the propensity toward aggression because of reduced activation of the neural circuitry of impulse control and self-regulation [2]

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Sexual arousal and challenges involving young males would raise testosterone levels further. In turn, this would facilitate direct competitive behavior, including aggression [3]

My guess is that men have a natural abundance of aggression, and if suppressed (yes I am looking at feminists leading the charge in this) it will "leak out" in forms of violence. I am trying to look up sources for this and will edit this post if I find anything compelling.

That's why the first advice to new TRP'ers is "hit the gym".

I feel like women are attracted to this quality of dominance but are scared of domineering abusive men, which causes a cognitive dissonance.

But if a man has found a positive outlet to channel his natural aggression, such as in business, fitness, adventure, or just in leading a relationship, that is the ideal scenario. I think we need to move away from this notion of suppressing men's natural aggression or dismissing it as something a man should control, and rather focus on positive ways to channel it.

So to PPD: (a) Do you agree? (b) What are ways to productively channel natural aggression? (c) Is any instance of channeled non-abusive dominance attractive?

1. Hormone Therapy: Hormone References

2. Mehta, P.H., Beer, J., "Neural Mechanisms of the Testosterone–Aggression Relation: The Role of Orbitofrontal Cortex", Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Oct 2010, Vol. 22, No. 10, Pages 2357-2368.

3. Archer, J., "Testosterone and human aggression: an evaluation of the challenge hypothesis," Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 30(3), 2006, pages 319-345.