think about a child trying to get their own way, their own needs met. They first try one way, then they try another, then another, trying to work out which or what combination works and if the same tactics worked last time, which will get their goal achieved.
When it isn’t then the temper-tantrum that can come after or the sulks, but in their eyes it is your fault for not for-filling their needs.
But this is not a child who is learning about themselves, the world and boundaries.
This is a grown man who is abusive.
They don’t change, they just change the tactics to get their own needs met.