Why the alpha male may not be the best fit for modern relationships

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Described as highly intelligent, confident, and successful, the alpha male represents around 70 percent of all senior executives. They love being in charge and get frustrated when they are not at the centre of important decisions.

While every corporate may want to have an alpha at the top of their organisation the modern woman has to ask herself if an alpha is indeed who she wants as the head of her family. The alpha male was suited for the traditional family where the woman was the homemaker, the man the leader, and all their children were nominally biological.