What is mate retention behaviour?

Question

What are the signs of mate retention behaviour?Do they include insults (against physical appearance), trying to make you jealous (eg ignoring you in front of another woman that you thought threatened your relationship in the past)

Answer 1

It's one's ability to compromise, in order to maintain a relationship!

What you described is body language of someone, who desparately wants OUT, but they don't know how to say it!

Answer 2

Jealousy and mate guarding. No insults or trying to make jealous, though.