Are Men Actually Intimidated By Women
ManTalks Podcast
Connor Beaton
4.8 • 591 Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Today, I discuss the common belief that men are intimidated by successful women. We explore where this narrative comes from, why it persists, and what’s really going on beneath the surface. Instead of intimidation, attraction often breaks down when certain traits and behaviors enter the relationship dynamic. Tune in for an honest look at success, gender roles, and what makes relationships thrive or fail.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 – Are men really intimidated by women?
01:04 – The origins of this narrative
01:58 – Success vs. attraction in relationships
03:52 – Clarifying the message about women’s accomplishments
04:38 – What men actually get frustrated with
06:59 – Influence, power, and attraction dynamics
07:42 – Traits that push men away
08:32 – Why “intimidation” isn’t the real issue
10:14 – Relationship struggles with role balance
11:00 – Closing thoughts and reflections
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| 0:00.0 | Are men intimidated by women? I see this commentary from some women all the time online, |
| 0:13.4 | in my DMs, on my posts, that women I've worked with, couples that I've worked with, |
| 0:19.7 | women saying, men are just intimidated by me. |
| 0:22.7 | You know, men don't know what to do with me. Men don't know how to handle me. My boyfriend and my |
| 0:28.1 | husband, he just doesn't know how to handle me. And it's usually said in this sort of overly |
| 0:33.0 | arrogant, confident way. Sometimes it's said with a little bit of frustration, but generally it said |
| 0:39.0 | as a positive thing. This is the female equivalent of a man saying, look at all the women, |
| 0:47.4 | all the female friends that I have, but for some reason none of them want to date me. It is an |
| 0:52.5 | inherent red flag. So are men intimidated by women? |
| 0:56.3 | No, generally not. Generally men are not intimidated by women. Even the masculine boss babe, badass |
| 1:03.0 | business bitches you might ask, still no. They're still not intimidated by those types of women. |
| 1:09.3 | So where has this narrative come from? Well, this narrative is |
| 1:13.1 | often perpetuated by women who possess a certain level of social achievement and social |
| 1:20.1 | accolade. Maybe they have a certain level of education. They have a master's degree in something |
| 1:26.2 | or a PhD. They have very high paying jobs. |
| 1:29.3 | They're very successful. They're in a male dominated industry. They have a high net worth. |
| 1:33.9 | They've achieved a certain level of success that is elite. Or maybe they are a woman who knows that they are high value for men, aka, which I don't really like |
| 1:48.9 | that term high value, but AKA, they are extremely attractive to men. |
| 1:53.6 | They know they're extremely attractive to men. |
| 1:55.2 | They have men asking them out all the time, hitting them all the time. |
| 1:59.3 | You know, they don't have any shortage of |
| 2:01.6 | male attention. And the challenge with this is that for some women, not all women, but for some |
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