Most of the men I've ended up with genuinely enjoy a woman who has a backbone. Not necessarily someone argumentative, but someone who has opinions (and will argue them), and who basically won't take any cr@p.
My husband cannot stand passive mates, heck he'll argue a stance just to rile me up.
I think there is something alluring (to keep it PG13) in some back and forth tension at times. Challenging each other views and kinda keeping each other on our toes.
I could never date a passive man, or one without strong principles, passions and opinions. I would unintentionally walk all over them, and I don't think I would respect that, and subsequently would lose interest physically.
There is a huge caveat with all of that. My husband and I genuinely care about each other's happiness, so the arguments tend to be more intellectual and not emotional. Plus, we don't argue about things like kids, finances, and other base principles. Any emotional or important arguments are NOT fun.