10 Negative Characteristics of Your Leo Man

While Leo men can be fun-loving, passionate, and friendly, they have a dark side. They aren’t always fun to be around, even if many are funny, loyal people.

Leo men can be incredibly selfish. They are vain, pretentious, and image-obsessed. They’re also extremely stubborn and don’t always listen to the people around them.

A Leo man can be controlling and demanding, especially in relationships. He is melodramatic and temperamental. He doesn’t always realize his negative traits are a problem, either, as some are just what happens when positive ones are taken too far.

1. Demanding

A Leo man’s behavior can be incredibly demanding sometimes. He doesn’t always realize how rude he comes across when making demands, either.

A Leo man only sometimes asks when he wants something. He is direct and to the point, which sounds far more harsh and demanding than he intends.

Some Leo men don’t mean to be as demanding as they are, but others don’t care. If they want something, they won’t stop until they get it. They don’t care how others feel about that, either.

While many Leo men are charming, demanding men will have more difficulty forming lasting relationships with people. He will walk all over some people and rub others the wrong way.

If your Leo man constantly makes demands of you, push back. Let him know that speaking to you the way he does is not okay. Don’t let him get his way if you want him to change.

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2. Selfish

One of a Leo man’s weaknesses in relationships is his selfishness. He cannot always properly bond with other people or meet their needs because he only cares about his own needs.

While many Leo men can be generous, others are incredibly selfish. They don’t always consider others when making decisions, acting on whims, or taking risks that might endanger other people.

A selfish Leo man will only care about what he wants, even if getting what he wants causes others to go without. He won’t care if his actions hurt others as long as he’s having a good time and his needs are met.

It’s common for young and immature Leo men to be selfish. Many of them grow out of this trait and learn to be the generous, compassionate people that they have the potential to be.

3. Melodramatic

Many Leo men are passionate, expressive, and theatrical. While these can be positive traits, and they can make a Leo man exciting to be around, there is a negative side to the way a Leo man acts.

Being melodramatic is one of a Leo man’s bad traits. His tendency for melodrama can make it challenging to be around him, even if he is usually fun.

A Leo man isn’t just expressive. He’s sometimes overemotional. He exaggerates while telling stories to the point of telling outright lies. He sensationalizes things for attention and makes a huge deal out of issues that aren’t as bad as he says.

A Leo man’s dramatics tend to get on the nerves of people around him. He doesn’t always know when to calm down or when to just tell the truth without all the fluff and theatrics.

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4. Controlling

Being controlling is one of a Leo man’s toxic traits. Unfortunately, he doesn’t always realize how controlling he is, which only worsens things.

Many Leo men are free-spirited. They want their independence, and they like to think that they respect the freedom and autonomy of others.

That’s not always the case, though. Leo men can easily become controlling without even noticing how poorly they act.

Being controlling goes hand-in-hand with a Leo man’s stubbornness and demanding tendencies. A Leo man might double down and insist he gets his way, which will wear down people who aren’t as stubborn as he is.

A Leo man might resort to melodramatics and manipulation to get his way. He can easily start to control the people around him, but he’ll become upset if others call him out on this because he’s not always trying to be controlling.

5. Stubborn

One of a Leo man’s negative traits in relationships is his stubbornness. A Leo man does not always know when to admit he was wrong or when to back down from an argument.

There are upsides to a Leo man’s stubborn nature. If he’s determined to do something, he can follow through and get it done even when faced with obstacles. If he stubbornly sticks to his values, that can be admirable.

A Leo man’s stubbornness causes problems in his relationships, though. He lets his pride get in the way and refuses to hear people out when they correct him.

It can be challenging to date a stubborn Leo man. He might insist that his way is best and refuse to listen to your point of view. He won’t always compromise or make sacrifices for his relationship and might push you away instead.

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6. Boastful

Leo men can be excessively prideful. The dark side of a Leo man comes out when he places too much importance on his accomplishments, especially if he exaggerates his achievements.

A Leo man will sometimes brag about his skills but exaggerate how skilled he is. This might not seem like a big deal, but it is if he misrepresents himself and his ability to do something.

A boastful Leo man might talk his way into a job he’s not qualified for and then be unable to complete the basic tasks necessary to do that job. He might insist that he’s skilled enough to do an important project for you, then fail to follow through.

His boastful nature makes it so that people stop believing him, too. If a Leo man lets his pride get in the way and boasts too much, people will start to doubt how honest he is when he claims to be able to do something.

7. Temperamental

His temperamental nature can be one of the worst personality traits of a Leo man. Some Leo men are incredibly moody and unpredictable, making relationships difficult.

Some Leo men have wild mood swings. While they are highly expressive, which can be a positive part of them, they don’t always know how to keep their emotions under control.

A Leo man can have a nasty temper. He doesn’t always handle his anger well, either. Some Leo men try to ignore “negative” emotions like anger, but they explode instead of dealing with them productively.

A Leo man might seem perfectly fine one moment, then explode the next. He’s likely to have disproportionate emotional reactions to minor disappointments and criticisms.

If he lets his temper get the best of him, a Leo man can push people away. Nobody wants to deal with someone who could explode at the drop of a hat.

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8. Vain

A Leo man’s personality can be incredibly vain. Vanity is one of the main things that Leo, as a whole, gets a bad reputation for!

Many Leo men have overly high opinions of themselves. They often think they are better than others and that they deserve more respect and admiration than other people.

Some Leo men are vain, but their positive traits make up for it. It might be amusing that a Leo man cares so much about his appearance. His vanity can also be mistaken for confidence.

A Leo man’s vanity can take control of him, though. He might not treat others well if he thinks he’s better than everyone around him. He may expect them to respect him but won’t give them that same respect in return.

9. Pretentious

Being pretentious is one of a Leo man’s characteristics that you might not notice right away, or you may not necessarily think the way he acts is always negative.

A pretentious person places a lot of weight on appearing refined, cultured, and sophisticated. They act as if they have all these traits and can be incredibly self-important because of it.

If a Leo man is charismatic, you might not notice how pretentious he is. He might pretend to be more important than he is, and you may believe him! He might act as if he’s highly knowledgeable about certain things when, in reality, he’s not.

A Leo man’s pretentiousness rubs people the wrong way, though. Many can see through his lies, or they eventually discover that he’s exaggerating how cultured, talented, etc., he is.

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10. Image-obsessed

His obsession with his image can be a Leo man’s red flag. This goes beyond vanity and worrying about his looks. He’s overly worried about how others perceive him.

Many Leo men desperately want people to like them. They present themselves in specific ways not because that is their genuine personality but because they think that is what people will respond to best.

An image-obsessed Leo man will wear a mask when interacting with others. He’ll hide his true thoughts and opinions and pretend to agree with the people around him so they like him more.

Getting to know a Leo man obsessed with his image is challenging. What you see is not always what you get with him. He might seem to be one person on the surface, but he is an entirely different person underneath.