Do Men Prioritize Mother Over Romantic Partner? | The View

Do men prioritize their mother over romantic partners? #TheView co-hosts weigh in.

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[IMHTP]

_"going in one and coming out the other"_ 😂

[BottleConcreteBlond]

Except for Sarah, all of these women seemed to misunderstand the issue.

[ascent]

How about not putting your child in the position where they have to choose.

[BottleConcreteBlond]

NO. If the man always stands with his mother, no matter how unreasonable she is, it is NOT a healthy relationship.

[beth]

My mother-in-law viewed me (and probably still does) as “the other woman” and cried our whole wedding day because she was “losing her baby boy to another woman.” She would prefer if he never got married so all his attention would and could stay on her. I think that is REVOLTING. I have two sons and while admittedly the thought of them growing up and one day flying the coop makes me sad, I want nothing more than for them to be happy and go on to have their own lives, which may involve getting married and having children. I can’t wait to watch my children have families of their own one day. I hope I am not forgotten, of course! We’re a close family now and they love me dearly and I hope that never changes. But if he prioritizes me over his wife one day, I see that as a failure on my part. Our job as parents is to send well-rounded, well-adjusted, independent humans into the world.

[whiskyjames]

I'm married to the same woman for over 47 years with 2 adult daughters and 2 adult sons and 4 beautiful [2+2] grandchildren. My late mother was always my 1st love all my life. But, my priorities were always in order. My wife loved and respected my mother until her death at 84 years.

[ash]

A mothers job is well done when her children can leave the nest and make their own life. You can put your spouse first and still take very good care of your mother and love her in that special way that you can only love your mother. Its especially beautiful when mothers respect that and get to see their children come to them because of genuine love and not the expectation of loyalty.

[rilleygriffin]

It’s two totally different kinds of love!! why is there competition between apples and oranges?

[jacquelyneyawa]

There is nothing wrong with that? Prirotize their mum over their partner. Let it be a healthy balance. No envy, no jealousy, no clingy. No narcissistic patterns either with the mum or partner. There is no competition, everyone has a place, a super corner place.

[Sarappreciates]

I've been married to the same guy for 33 years. We're family with his mom. I'd drop everything for her too, just as she has done for me! WE drop things for each other whenever the need arises; nobody should have to go through this alone. Life is hard sometimes.

[vickiepower]

They are two different loves, simple 😊 you can't compare the love you have for your mom and the love you have for your partner

[meenamurmu]

My kids are above my husband.. the men are here, tomorrow they are not.. my kids are part of me..

[volcrazy]

Sunny is a bit delusional here. Of course she wants Gabriel to put her first because she’s a helicopter parent. But I guarantee you that if Manny ever did I’m sure it was a problem. You put your spouse/partner first period.

[DougMichuad]

Nope. A husband is to cleave to his wife!!!! Obviously respect his mother.

[stephanieurick]

Unconditional love only occurs in nature between blood relatives, predominantly. Spousal love is not unconditional.

[jalencarr]

You leave your mother to be one with your wife. Your spouse comes first

[kimberlyh]

Could it be that the mother in-law is interfering in the marriage in some way and he always chooses mom’s advice instead of hers?

[volcrazy]

A mama’s boy isn’t someone who is close to his mother. A mama’s boy is someone who puts his mother above his partner (like in this instance) and/or cannot take care of himself because he was used to his mother doing everything for him. Mama’s boys are huge red flags and don’t make good partners.

[Love-dvml]

The issue isn’t who to choose. The issue is that some men take advice from their mom about what should go on in the household or relationship.

[shawnstanford]

Because your mother is the only woman who will ever love you unconditionally