Just like Colin Bridgerton, many men are intimidated of successful women, writes Anya Meyerowitz for GLAMOUR.
Warning: Bridgerton spoilers ahead. “I really think you could take over the world if you wanted to,” my ex-boyfriend declared proudly during one of our early dates, as the pair of us nursed glasses of wine and laid bare our dreams for the future. “And it’s so attractive.” And for a while, I really believe it was. I genuinely believe he wanted a woman who had ambition and success in her own right.
One study, from researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Virginia, found that a man’s self-esteem suffers when his female partner succeeds. It can cloud how he views the future of the relationship. Why? The study suggests that gender beliefs might moderate the effect, and “having a partner who experiences success might hurt men’s implicit self-esteem because ambition and success are qualities that are generally important to women when selecting a mate.
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