Are men turned off by women with very high powered careers?
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Men- if you were single and over 40 and not interested in having kids (eithe rbecause you don’t want them or you already have them), would you find women with high powered careers appealing or off-putting? By high powered I mean: law firm partners, congresswoman, prominent journalist, hedge fund manager, that kind of thing: jobs that are demanding and in the public eye but not “feminine,” eg, not a successful model or interior decorator or event planner, but successful in male dominated fields.
I fear that men are intimidated by very successful women, or feel competitive, and often prefer women who are lower status than they are (independent of looks or age). Is this paranoid? |
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I am actually turned on by the thought of being with powerful women, so for myself the answer is "no".
As for other men, I haven't brought up the topic in conversation with my guy friends, so I can't comment from first-hand knowledge, but it seems to me that a stereotype like this one doesn't get started without at least a few guys feeling this way. |
Anonymous
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Men are not intimidated by women. Period.
Two causes for concern: Firstly, does she have time to pay attention to you, or is she too busy? Secondly, it is very reasonable to assume that a high-powered woman won't be interested in a lower-status man, or at any rate, won't be satisfied with him for long and will dump him if she finds a higher-status man. |
Anonymous
| I'd have no problem with it unless finding time for me was a low priority. For a relationship to work you need to invest in it and "time" is an important currency. |
Anonymous
| I’m not turned off, but I know women generally want to date their “equal,” socioeconomically so I wouldn’t be optimistic. |
Anonymous
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I'm a woman and I am turned off by anyone, male or female, who describes their job as a "high powered career". Eyeroll.
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Anonymous
| No but I am turned off by a woman who incessantly talks about her career. |
Anonymous
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Why would I ever be intimidated or put off by someone who has to sit down to pee?
What a silly question. |
Anonymous
+1. This is basically the correct answer. It’s also possible for her to be flat-out out of your league looks-wise and it is better to be realistic about that too. |
Anonymous
Seriously. It's alerting the world that you're a total snooze. |
Anonymous
or an unctuous ahole |
Anonymous
Smells like intimidation to me. |
Anonymous
THIS. |
Anonymous
You don’t speak for all the men. Sorry, Bucky, but many men are intimidated by some women, and some men are intimidated by many women. |
Anonymous
Women like you pretend men are intimidated by them because it is too painful to confront the reality that men are turned off by your shrill, aggressive, obnoxious personality. Try being pleasant and agreeable for a change. |