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The pampering and

“sheltering” from
mummy has sheltered

them from a part of
reality and they can

easily be triggered.

4. Mummy is the benchmark. existence. You’re not going to be able to change
Imagine struggling to do something right, but his ways at this point and trying to “fix” him will only
always being told you’re doing it wrong? But not cause an even bigger headache for you.
only are you doing it wrong, but someone else I believe the relationship between a mother and son
does it much better than you. That’s what life with a is great. However, there is a difference between a
mama’s boy is like. Ask yourself is the extra pressure man who cares and loves his mother, and a man
of being constantly compared to his mother worth who is heavily reliant on his mother and unable
it. to function without her active presence in his
life, leaving no room for another woman. There is
5. You Will Never Be Able to Fix His nothing good about mothers who smother their
Mummy Issues boys to the point where they cannot tie their own
Mummy issues is not always when the relationship shoelaces without mama’s opinion.
with his mother is negative, they can also present
themselves when mothers are a little too involved in Whilst I personally would not set myself up to be
their children’s lives. It becomes an unhealthy and any man’s second mummy, and they definitely pose
co-dependent mother-son relationship. If you are a challenge, someone who loves and respects
thinking you can take a mama’s boy and whip him their mum as much as they do is bound to love and
into shape, don’t even bother because you look respect their partners too. So, it might be worth
nothing like Bob the builder also, his relationship sticking around... at your risk. However, remember
with his mum is like the foundation to his entire to always protect your peace ladies!

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