Continuing my frustration for the way in which our cultures and societies support cis men in toxic and anti-social behaviours, I really think more cis men need to revise how they interact with others.
When I've been in relationships (romantic and friendships) with people who weren't cis men, I encountered a higher frequency of people making what are actually requests for help. “I'm struggling with this thing. Can you show me how to do it when you have time?” “This thing is really difficult. How did you do it?” “Are you able to help with this thing?”
And it's not to say that they never made demands of a person's time, but I found it much easier to simply and indirectly correct them when they did because the response was rarely defensive or hostile. Which is because that's how a lot of us who aren't cis men have been socialised over time... This is particularly true of those of us who've been socialised “as girls,” since we were expected to be accommodating of pretty much... anyone (but especially cis men).
Meanwhile, every relationship I've had with a cis man has included things like “I can't do this” and then them stopping to impatiently look at me, as if I should just drop everything to help them. Or, when it comes in the form of a request, I don't know what it's for. “Can you help me?” with nothing more than that. Help you with what? When you just demand-via-request like that, I can't even tell if it's an urgent request or one that doesn't have a set time.
And when I'd do the same simple and indirect corrections, I'm also met with hostility and rudeness. But it's framed as if I am being rude for not giving up whatever time I have to acquiesce on command.
This is such a simple interaction that way more cis men, particularly within European and American contexts, need to stop and reflect upon. Like, seriously... It's a small reflection that can lead to a lot of understanding. Maybe you should learn to adapt to others, making us feel like we can actually engage with you instead of feeling like we're constantly battling.