I am a middle aged male who recently tried to break up a fight between two woman that looked like it could become physical, which I realize was stupid. One of the women used my distraction to run away from the other one. The remaining woman was very angry and frankly, rather easily, kicked my butt. She was young, in her 20s and did not look intimidating but she knew how to fight and I was never in a fight before.
My wife and most of the people in my life can't believe I let it happen. I was ashamed at first but then I realized that I am a largely sedentary middle aged man who occasionally works out and has never been in a fight or experienced getting punched. She is a young woman in the prime of her life, in great shape and obviously could fight.
Aside from the fact that I should not have intervened at all and aside from the fact that the young woman should not have assaulted me for it, the outcome seems logical now.
My initial reaction and the reaction of my wife, friends and family is more based in sexism.
Wondering how women feel, would you feel turned off or disappointed if your boyfriend or husband got rather easily beaten up by a woman (for whatever reason)?
What Girls Said
First of all, 30 to 35 is not really middle aged. You are more than young enough to be able to fend for yourself in a fight. I would hope this would be good incentive for you to hit the gym and get in better shape.
That being said, I would definitely be turned off by my guy being beaten up by anyone in a fight unless they are up against experts in a ring. It's not because she's a girl. Some women are tough, so that's not the issue at all. The real issue would be if my guy didn't want to improve after.
I couldn't care less.