Why are men afraid of confident women?
Ok, this was part of the conversation some of us girls were having... and so I decided to google it and see ... Lol! They have a point there...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080420221307AAQhLKk
"you have it wrong we are not afraid of confident successful women it just often seems that way.
1. some of us think a confident women is more likely to ask us out herself so we don't usually ask them out and just wait for them.
2. some confident women are really horrible people and with that in mind we dont mess with them.
since we dislike them the confident woman usually assumes that we are afraid insted of beleaving that the problem could be with herself or her fellow confident women."
Re: No. 1 - but if they are faced with confident women whose personality is I/ESTP? :P I/E meaning a mix of both introversion and extroversion.
http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/
Re: No. 2 - True.
you said - But if I think someone is a good potential, I will indicate and stay stationary briefly. But if no action on his part, he's probably not interested and so I move on. So many fishies ...
If the duration of your being 'stationery' is not clear to the 'other party';yuo run the risk of loosing a good opportunity for all things to come ;)
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
britexpat, Howz about "Sugar and Spice and everything NASTY". That's excitement! A total cure from boredom!
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The Cookie Monster said it.
I also don't plagiarize...
i might invite her, if we're all properly introduced. because, at the moment, i just know her as the lovely faceless woman of darude. And one thing more, I still have to call "information center" so i can find my way to aspire...
FS, "I've noticed that lots of men have issues with strong... intelligent women. Actually... they also have problems with women who are more technical and logical and have more "masculine"personalities……..
it depends on how she portrays herself and the situation. you can be strong and confident and be very approachable to guys. but if you give of an intimidating vibe then some guys will be scared..:)"
Aaahh... I am very approachable to many guys, but very careful of singles as do not wish to accidentally lead them on. But if I think someone is a good potential, I will indicate and stay stationary briefly. But if no action on his part, he's probably not interested and so I move on. So many fishies ...
I did say this to some of my friends before, but they "say why not just go ahead, if they misunderstand, it's not your problem" - but I don't like hurting people... Well, generally. Egocentric specimens, I'm just allergic to.. oops! But looking on the bright side, they need to pick up their egos off the floor once in a while. Maybe they'll learn something progressive and mind-broadening...
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The Cookie Monster said it.
I also don't plagiarize...
hahaha. britexpat, sugar, spice and everything/all things nice creates powerpuff girls.
kidding aside, abuamerican, you wont be bored if you live with someone who is sweet,spicy and nice at the same time
marie_2 said "eaglemmanuel, i thought you were lulled and enticed to sleep. And wonder of all wonders, you know the "one woman" of darude. wonderful."
- Yes, I do. She's a really wonderful gal! At the moment, hiding because of the summer heat.
FS, you're supposed to get her to come with us to Aspire...
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The Cookie Monster said it.
I also don't plagiarize...
Im a mixture of introversion / extroversion. Im also an odd mixture of nice and bitchy. I dont get it myself so dont ask. I think a lot of men find me shy til they realise Im no pushover and my no is NOOOOOOOOOO - F* off!
woops.
ROFLing Brit. And I thought I was made from snails and puppy dogs tails. :P
WILD
OSTRICH LIKE
MEN EATER
ENIGMATIC
NEVER COMPROMISING
Thats what it is , I like your style gypsyyyyyyyy
Recently I saw an advert saying that confidence in woman comes from a soft spongy tampon called wonderwings!
Should I be afraid of woman using those spongy things?
Simple..
Sugar and Spice and all things NICE.
That's what women are made of ..
Cant U C man she's after me, and C with what confidenceeeeeeeee Oh my GOD.
Can u save me from this Ostrich???????????
And what's your definition of a woman Ms. Lana?
What is a confident woman?
Just use the old Jujitsu stranglehold technique a couple of times and she'll be fine..
Oooooooooo Yeahhhhhhh U rit there.
What ever is it after all a women is a women, and i like womennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Ms Lana. what r u doing this evening??
confident is not snob, self-centered is called egoist and really far from the confident, don't mix.
confident woman stays as a woman anyway.
are you confident, eaglemmanuel?
Just By the way R U A confident women EAGLE??
NONSENSE,,,,,,,, Who said that, Men do love confident women if she is someone else's wife
Oooooooo Yeahhhhhhhhhhh
life partners if you want to live your life to the fullest. They will walk shoulder to shoulder with you when you need them the most. You can actually have a complex support system living in with you lol
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
I hope finally you will get answer to your question...:)
I've noticed that lots of men have issues with strong... intelligent women. Actually... they also have problems with women who are more technical and logical and have more "masculine"personalities……..
it depends on how she portrays herself and the situation. you can be strong and confident and be very approachable to guys. but if you give of an intimidating vibe then some guys will be scared..:)
Can I let them know that you are one strong confident....single and available woman:) and to approach you at their own risk...lol
eaglemmanuel, i thought you were lulled and enticed to sleep. And wonder of all wonders, you know the "one woman" of darude. wonderful.
britexpat said My muse Tzipi Livni is confident , but i am not afraiud of her :)"
That's cos she's too tzippy for ya... ;0)
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The Cookie Monster said it.
I also don't plagiarize...
DaRuDe said women? na just one woman"
Yeah, rightly so. ... and what a great woman she is ;0)
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The Cookie Monster said it.
I also don't plagiarize...
I am only afraid of cockroach, and no body else. Not even Tzipi Livni!
ok.... btw, how many men did you have date with?
be humble
...no end. I think it's the inferiority complex of men that might make them insecure with confident women.
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
My muse Tzipi Livni is confident , but i am not afraiud of her :)
darude, just one woman? who would she be?
confidence actually helps in most matters but overdoing it is another issue. Men-in-love must know how to level off with their overconfident love one.
BTW, weak men must try to sip some confidence from their women and be confident themselves. Otherwise, they will wander off looking for weaker women....who would have no qualms of saying yes to anything and cling to his every word.
Guys confident women are a plus factor to confident men.
women? na just one woman
Confident men and women are praised. Too confident would make a person a snub self-centered arrogant sometimes, that's a major turn off.
Salam
...just like what britexpat said.
If you asked the girl on a date or a term, she says she's busy or doesn't like it that way. If you asked her "Ok you do it. Invite me" as you wanna trust her confidence, she can't even do it. It may lead to confusion, and if the man suddenly lost his patience, the 'turn off' point comes all the sudden.
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Its a two way street. Overconfident women in some cases can also be overbearing and thus a turn off.
Similarly, a weak or insecure men can find it difficult to come to terms with confident women.
no matter how u cared for him, a man is always insecured whn it comes to well educated , beautiful and confident woman.
and the other thing , while a man is just a friend to one confident lady, he really admires her but if the same man through time become a boyfriend or hubby , he starts to complain .....
From my 'limited' experience, I find confidence to be an attraction.
I've married a confident woman and generally prefer being around confident people.
I think the article is written by a not so confident guy :-) - Don't worry - spend some time with me and he'll change. hehe
And yeah, I'm not a confident woman, cos I'm afraid of giving that much of power to a useless GFN AS. :0)
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
britexpat said Men like to be cared for, praised and feel they are in control.
This is very difficult with a confident woman :)"
That depends - on whether she is aware of herself and her surroundings. A truly confident woman does not need to prove anything to anyone.
Also, as for being in control - monotheist religions teach that the man is the head of the household and therefore, is the ultimate decision maker of the family, subject to God.
On one hand, some women consider it oppressive, that their husbands take the credit for their ideas,etc. But IMHO, it's more of a protection, that with the credit, he also has the responsibility for it. So why sweat the small stuff?
Of course, if things go wrong and he turns around and blames the wife, that shows weak character on his part. That's another story. But it's the same thing, not just in the family but in the workplace,etc. as well.
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
I consider myself pretty confident.:P And honestly I've never found men afraid of me or had problems in a relationship because of it...Perhaps however that's because I only date men who are as confident as I am.
I'm an introvert. Quiet unless there is a problem to solve. Then, it's like waking a sleeping dog.. bad move.
I think they're trying to entice me to go back to sleep...
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
Men like to be cared for, praised and feel they are in control.
This is very difficult with a confident woman :)