Don't they? Then that is another reason to feel sorry for them.
What do you mean by saying it gets better? Do you mean that they'll have respect for me when I am an old woman? I doubt that, given their attitudes.
Depending on the era and the status of the people involved, perhaps. I think it's natural for men to want have some control of things, to be the head of the family and such - but there is a great difference between those ordinary men and the 'control freaks'. That is a good way to put it!