Some people are so strange

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I know an NT woman in her 40s who got asked out by a man and had him for a couple of weeks but didn't want him in the end because she realised he wasn't his type at all, and every time he hints that he still likes her, she gets angry with him and wants him to F off. But often we see on Facebook this woman getting jealous if any female talks to him on Facebook, and starts up arguments between him and his female friends or even female relatives if she doesn't know they're related to him.

It's like she doesn't want him because of him not being her type at all, but yet she doesn't want anyone else to have him either. I heard of some people being like this. Why is this do you think? Is it a form of jealousy, or confusion of not quite knowing what you really want? Or is it a form of loneliness or insecurity?

Wanting what you can't have. When the person appears to not be available you get defensive because you feel like you don't want to miss out, but as soon as they are available you realise that you don't actually want them. I don't really get this myself, it seem pretty selfish to me. I think this behaviour either stems from commitment issues, or loneliness. Like they might actually want the relationship, but when they can have they freak out, hence have commitment issues. Or maybe they just want to know that someone wants them, even if they don't want the person back. idk, people are weird.

Dog in the manger.

This expression baffles me. Completely. Can anyone explain it?

It relates to an old Greek fable: "There was a dog lying in a manger who did not eat the grain but who nevertheless prevented the horse from being able to eat anything either."

It basically means that people often begrudge something to others that they themselves won't or can't enjoy.

ooooo! I didn't know there was a story behind it! Thanks Tequila!