http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocAeBZdSDWg
For those of you that haven't seen Legends of the fall I reccomend doing so....for those that have I think you'll agree that Alfred is your typical needy symp, and Tristan is a great example of a man who doesn't really give a shit if he has a woman or not because he loves all the things in his life without them and they come last on his list of importance, which makes them addicted to him; case in point Isabelle...everyone wanted her yet Tristan couldn't really give a fuck about her, which made her crave him. I think the Tristan character is a great example of a pimp tight male.
I have seen this movie. Great movie indeed...
I wouldn't say that Alfred is a typical needy symp though, he did work on himself in all areas of life: he was a lawyer (if I remember correctly), he was spiritual in his own way (Christian), he was very educated and intellectual in general.
He was just not alpha like Tristan because he didn't have the carefree and indifferent vibe that Tristan had.