Are men intimidated by women who look like their mothers?

Question

We all know the most domineering woman throughout a mans life is his mother. All through his childhood she was the woman who controlled him. Then when he's a grown man facing a woman with characteristics of his mother he feels like a small helpless child again about to be told off for eating between meals.

Alternatively.

Men are intimidated by women they desperately want to plough there and then but know she's out of his league or unavailable. That woman with the "bend me over and crack my cervix" look, who's way beyond his reach.

Aeon_Norell · Accepted Answer

I have never felt intimidated by my mother or women reminding me of her. I think I have a decently cool mother, and I respect her (and my father as well), and the traits I see in other women reminding me of my mother are traits I respect or even admire; not traits I fear.

As for women "out of somebody's league", I used to be hesitant or even afraid of approaching these women when I was younger. But I realised that it was not a fear of the women themselves, but the fear of rejection likely based on the assumption that these women received more offers and therefore the competition would be harder. But once I conquered the thoughts producing this fear, I had no issue approaching women "out of my league". I've even reached a point in my perception where I often find these women basic, bland or unnecessarily obnoxious and will often not care enough about them to approach at all.

While you are entitled to your opinions, I feel a need to point out that I find that your hypotheses and the phrasing of this question carry an anti-male, feminist tone, which I find both fallacious and disagreeable.

SenseiSeptred · Accepted Answer

In my case, no, which is because my mother was a really big woman that had a lot of health problems, but her most intimidating aspects was her drive to get housework done since she was a Virgo through and through, and her ability to be about as vocal about things as a woman could ever get that you would never expect from a semi-short morbidly obese woman.

Hyped_up_on_coffee · Accepted Answer

I think it depends on the relationship the man has with their mother. Some women coddle them , and others may be encouraging , some are also awful.

Some men are actually attracted to women who look like their mothers, like my sister’s baby daddy likes larger women because his mother is bigger.

Others dislike personality traits that remind them of the mother. One of my exes said I was too Jewish... like his mother. But he just didn’t like being called out on his crap. And I’m not even Jewish

aaaaaabbbccccc · Accepted Answer

Your questions make me piss myself laughing  just something about the way you word them is... mwah. perfection.

DrunkAss · Answer

Sensitive spot. :-D But I hated my mother most of my life and aimed to date girls not like her. I failed in the beginning but got one in the end almost totally opposite. And I'm not intimidated by any woman unless she brings an army of cops behind her, and then it's still questionable if I will be smart here or not. At the end of the day, most women are pussies.

LohrvsData · Answer

I actually get grossed out by people who remind me of my mother. It's a major no for me. Don't get me wrong, I love my mother, it's just that the thought of seeing her face in bed when I have sex is... ugh!

Angelo75 · Answer

I'm not intimidated by women who look like my mother. It's just that she'd remind me of my mom and i'd be instantly non-sexually-excited.
But I wouldn't mind hitting on an older woman who would NOT look like my mother.

Unit1 · Answer

Not me. Even though I grew up in a neglectful and toxic environment. Besides I am not attracted to women, that look like my mother. Not beautiful at all. 😖

BUNroaster · Answer

It does get weird ngl. Had a girl O liked come over and my mom and her got in a convo and O remember this realizational moment. As I look back and forth at them in shock and was like oh shit they're sisters.

AlexanderAnttila · Answer

You'd have to be quite mentally weak to be intimidated by a likeness of your mother whom you are fully aware of, isn't in fact your mother.

InfobotLives · Answer

I specifically look for women who look like my mom 🤔

Feelicks · Answer

I am definitely out off by women who remind me of my step mother. I have no idea why my father would go for a human troll doll like that, yuck.

Pete671 · Answer

Not really ever thought about it, but I'd be intimidated by a woman if I looked like her son, although kinda turned on as well,,,,

Anonymous · Answer

studies have shown people are more attracted to those who resemble their opposite-sex parent

Joshua0213 · Answer

Well neither answer is me, im not intimidated by either.

Anonymous · Answer

i am more intimidated be a women who looks like my father

MrTaboo · Answer

Not at all. My mom was sweet, hot and freaky. She taught me a lot

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

The thought of a woman being domineering is laughable to me. I am not intimidated by any woman.

WowwGirl · Answer

No butt they are attracted to them

MrNameless · Answer

No, but acting like my mother is weird.

Lone_wolf122 · Answer

Really? I thought they were attracted to them

JoshMacDonald · Answer

I’m not intimidated by women.

Iron_Man · Answer

No we’re not at all

jimmy2 · Answer

Omg yes

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