The Mama's Boy: The most important relationship a guy can have is with his mother.
What he really needs: To work through his co-dependency issues and learn how to cope with life on his own before involving anyone else.Ģ.
Maybe it's the married woman, his crush from high school he never thought he would get, or the ex he dumped years ago. The woman he wants: Someone who gets him high. The Frisky: 25 signs he is not relationship material Even if he is sober from drugs/alcohol/gambling/food, if he hasn't done "the work," he may get hooked on you. Here's the important thing to remember: The Addict will ALWAYS be looking for a high. Here is our roundup of the top 10 types of emotionally stunted men (often seen in combination), the kind of women they're after, and what they need more than you coddling them a second longer.ġ. To which we reply, "Smell ya later." And so should you. "This is who I am and I like being this way.
"Nuh uh! I'm not emotionally stunted! You're the one with the problem, meanie!"Ģ. But we have found that the emotionally stunted man-child will have one of two (immature) responses when the issue is brought to his attention:ġ. The Frisky: 12 stars posing using hands as brasĭon't get us wrong: Women can be emotionally stunted too. In the first few weeks and months of dating, as our best selves are presented, we've found ourselves thinking, Finally, a guy who isn't emotionally stunted! He's a MAN - not a man-CHILD! But at some point, the curtain is pulled back just like in the "Wizard of Oz" and, yup, his emotional issues are right there. Usually, emotional immaturity isn't obvious right away. These dudes are stuck in emotional "playpens" preventing them from forming healthy (and intimate) adult relationships and where the women in their lives are in the position of either pushing them around like toddlers in a baby carriage or screaming "Get up and walk on your own!" before heading out the door. In the last few years of dating, we've come across 10 types of "emotionally stunted" guys - adult men who may otherwise be awesome but for some reason never matured emotionally. The Frisky: 30 things every woman should quit doing by 30 But some of us are better at dealing with them than others and, we argue, women are often better at working through emotional problems than men. ( The Frisky) - Let's face it - we've all got issues and sometimes need multiple attempts to surmount emotional obstacles.