Blomkvist & Relationships

Mikael Blomkvist doesn't seem human at times or poses any sort of human qualities. In my opinion, he lacks communication and relationship skills. For example, he holds a failed marriage, a struggling relationship with his daughter, and on again off again lover Erika Berger. He even carries an odd relationship with Lisbeth Salander in the novel. They are a curious pair and Larsson delicately places emphasis on their partnership and interactions. I'm not even sure how he really feels about the relationships or lack of relationships he withholds with the female characters. Although Mikael is so passionate about his work as a journalist, he does not bind his relations as closely. Are these characteristics of a Swedish man? Is Larsson sending the message that most Swedish men do not carry themselves as gentlemen and seek no use for women except as quick fulfillment?