Women, do you feel that you have to downplay yourself in order to please your man? How so? If this is the case, why do you allow this to happen? Do you still think that one of the main purposes of women is to please their men? (I personally think otherwise)
2006-11-08 03:26:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Ok I know I am not a woman, but here is this mans take.
You shouldn't need to massage anyones ego. If your man is confident in himself he shouldn't need or want this. Now if you strong women want to do this that is your choice. Secondly you should never need to downplay yourself for your man or anyone else, and your man should be supporting(maybe challenging) you to succeed(and you him). If your man can't handle it find a new one that can.
As for the purpose of anyone to please someone else, um no. But being in a relationship you should want to make each other happy. If not why waste each others time?
2006-11-08 03:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by imrtl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You only need to downplay yourself if you are conceited (kind of like "livetall1" sounds above). Many women think that men are intimidated by their success, beauty ect, when most of the time the fact is that they are just a huge turn off cause they exude a stuckup aura. So the reason anyone would need to down play themselves is if they seem overly self confident which is a huge turn off to men.
I think it's hilarious when women use the excuse that men are "intimidated" by them. Maybe that's the case sometimes but most women that think that also think that they are all that, and it shows enough to make guys want to stay away.
2006-11-08 05:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by lea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because a lot of men underneath it all are little insecure boys trapped inside men's bodies. they constantly need reassurance and to feel needed - i have had trouble in this area in the past, because i am an attractive, successful, independent woman who sometimes can be intimidating to men (as i have been told by men), so yes, i am taking it down a notch (you may call it downplaying myself) in order to date more.
2006-11-08 03:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by livetall1 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its crazy but true men do need their egos stroked often its as important to them as the need to nurture for us women.
2006-11-08 03:29:22 · answer #4 · answered by milo2angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you and no I do not downplay myself to please him!to Hell with that,I am who I am and if you can,t handle that,you can take a walk,and don,t let the door hit you in the -ss on the way out!LOL!But its true thats my adittude!Hollywood
2006-11-08 03:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by hollywood 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the other way around men always have to down play themselves just to please you women
2006-11-08 03:30:10 · answer #6 · answered by NONAME 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we need to support each other. i love to please my man. i am his biggest fan. he is very supportive of me also. we have been married 16 years. still very much in love.
2006-11-08 03:36:09 · answer #7 · answered by catwoman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋