by Leslie Trotter

Created on: June 19, 2010   Last Updated: June 20, 2010

Reasons to keep your distance from a "momma's" boy

When you think you have met the man of your dreams and all reality he is good to you. However, he has one glitch and that is he's a mama's boy. You might be able to deal with it and feel that it will not cause a problem. Nevertheless, it will in time if it isn't a problem for you already.

They say that the best boyfriends are the ones who treat his mother with respect; there is a lot of in that, but when he still acts like a child when it comes to his mother, it will become a problem for you, knowing that you want a man and not a boy. Mama's boys put their mothers before their love life and in doing so you will be put on the back burner.

When you're out on a date with a man and every conversation ends up being about his mother or he has to call her to check in or rush back home to be with her; this will not be an exciting date to be on. And what is even worse, is if you decide to marry this man who adores his mother more than he will ever adore his wife.

There is a time when a man should break loose from his mothers umbilical cord and become a man and raise a family of his own without his mother making decisions for him or interfering with his love life and marriage. Women generally want to be number 1 in her boyfriend or husbands life and if a man knows that is what his girlfriend or wife wants and the relationship will continue because of it, he will refrain from being a mama's boy.

Another reason to keep your distance from a mama's boy is because he is so comfortable with telling his mother every little detail that goes on in his life, including his love life and how he is getting along with his girlfriend or wife. Nothing is sacred when it comes to your love life and he see's nothing wrong with sharing anything about his relationship with his mother, leaving the door open for his mother to disrespect or criticize you about everything she thinks you are doing wrong for her son.

His mother will never think you are good enough for her son and she will voice her opinion to him every chance she gets in hopes of him breaking up with you so that he can stay home so that she can cradle him in her arms and protect him from all of those evil women out in the world trying to take her son away from her.

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