I'm not defending this dude at all but some people just like it. My girlfriend has explicitly told me that she likes when I grab,/squeeze her neck. I'm also not a mansplaning douch though.

Oh that's definitely true. I was just surprised to see something similar (especially the avoiding eye contact) in the animal kingdom.

I feel like the guy standing over the girl at a party with his hand on the wall above her head - to show "ownership" - is even more representative of the species.