.....the saying "every man grows up to mary his own mother"? of course not literally marry your own mother, but a woman that acts like her.

 

I hope not because I don't want to be nagged all the time. lol

 

Doesn't have anything to do with guys marrying women that are like their mothers.

Is more the phenomenon that 20 years after you get married, you are married to a middle aged broad, who likely is a Mom and who nags and isn't the fun 25 year old grl you married.

 

Pull nailed it.

 

if i married someone like my mother.....

 

 

This works the other way too -- she ends up married to a middle aged man, who likely is a father and who isn't the fun attentive 25 year old guy she married.


That said, each and every one of us is influenced by our upbringings and the way our family interacts. We learn how people "our age" act and sometimes we act the same way. I know that I act the same way as my dad in some things, other things... not so much but much of those are conscious choices I made to do it differently than he did.

 

I thought I was dating her so I had to let her go.

 

There is def some subconcious level things with marrying someone like your mom, my brother is marrying his fiance who reminds me of my mom in just about every way

 

i think so, but not for everyone. Mom wife is very different from my mom and will always be since my mom grew up as a old world chinese woman and my wife grew up as a liberal american..

 

My wife is very different from my mom.

 

My gf is very different from my mom. But it's funny bec my sister is pretty much a cc of her boyfriend's mother.

 

I am noooootttthhhhhiiiinnnnngggg (got that? nothing!) like my mother in law. :shakehead I love her, but we are night & day.

 

She's not into boots?

Terry

 

Most assuredly not. And if she is, may I please never ever learn of it, for the love of

 

LOL +1

And no, I married someone nothing like my mother.

 

don't forget camo


I believe this stems from a Freudian theory which was heavily cocaine induced/extremely controversial to begin with. Though it may seem to work for some people I don't believe there is enough comprehensive evidence that has stood the test of time for validation.

 

As long as I don't ever end up married to someone like my dad. Nothing against gay men, or anything...

 

No. My mom knows how to cook.

 

Did you happen to send the "boots" flickr link to your dad?

 

No, but I can't imagine why not!! Wtf was I thinking??

I'll get right on that...

 

My fiancée falls asleep at like 9 PM like my Mom does, but that's absolutely the only similarity.

 

wow i would not mind marrying someone like my mom..i think that she is honestly the greatest woman in the world..although a bit more brains wouldnt be too much more to ask for