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Men are constantly sizing each other up, insulting each other, questioning each other, competing for everything, pushing everyone to their limits - they just don't do this with women - thats all
This is not considered toxic by men who grew up in a masculine environment - for them it is a fact of life
Its women or perhaps men raised in a mostly feminine environment where they were only nurtured but not challenged by other boys or men would think like this
i am very happy for you.
Its either that one female partner who is your mom's age or you are her kid's age so they act like a mentor/ mom sometimes. Some of them even see a similarity with their younger self and end up mentoring a lot.
Then you have the other kind, they see everyone as a threat and act super toxic, project personal insecurities and failures on other women including motherhood issues, marriage, looks, dressing etc.
I think it largely applies to all humans in general, it's just that i have seen women partners to be more expressive in these aspects. My personal take again