Hmm.
I missed the first post....
The problem with guys who want to 'keep' other guys is that a decent chunk of them have 'ulterior motives' to 'keep' a guy.
It gives them power over the other person.
My Second partner coaxed me to be a 'stay at home husband', which was all part of the plan to make me dependent on him to where he thought he could get away with anything with me and I would feel I had no other choice but to stay. I most likely did stay for the mental and emotional abuse, and definitely didn't leave when he started throwing things and punched holes through the door and the wall - all warning signs which had I been more independent would have lead to my leaving.
There was the Federal Judge who was about 30 years my senior who became so enamored with me he brought the title to his house in Hawaii to me willing to sign it over to me. The catch, well he was married, with kids and his plan was to have a little something sweet waiting him in Hawaii for his 'business trips'.
Now I'm not saying there are no loving, honest fellows who honestly desire to provide for and care for their partners needs. I just haven't met any.
I have heard other stories, and typically it is a gateway to abuse or its a way to 'buy' love... Neither case is healthy.