Why can't they have strong men on soaps?

Why can they not let the men on the soaps be strong any more? It just destroys the whole show when the men are weaklings!

Bill Spencer is so weak right now! I'm hoping that they are pretending he really believes Luna, and that it's part of a bigger plan!

Eric Forrester is being so weak right now! Why doesn't he go talk to Brooke and also Hope? He was her grandfather for most of her life, and he's always been able to talk things over with Brooke!

Ridge Forrester is just a lost cause at this point! Without strong men, and strong characters in general, a show cannot sustain itself! There has to be substance & good people & good storylines for it to be worth watching! The way things are right now, it's so unrecognizable & seems like a whole other show! The writers & producers need to wake up before its too late!