Those both make sense. Reason #3 could be "showing off". In the real world, when men perform impressive feats to help others often the real reason is to impress

Those both make sense. Reason #3 could be "showing off". In the real world, when men perform impressive feats to help others often the real reason is to impress women. This runs all the way from courageous knights errant to spotty teenagers feigning an interest in Habitat for Humanity.