I don’t know why we allow it to happen, but many women transform into their partner’s mothers instead of their girlfriends and wives. Maybe it’s because the first few times we baby our boyfriends, they respond so positively. They tell us we’re the best partners in the world. They brag to their friends, as we hand them a sandwich with the crusts cut off, “Don’t I have the best girlfriend in the world?” How could we not want more positive affirmations like those? Or perhaps it’s because some men are just so darn helpless that, we find ourselves doing little things just to keep them alive—basic things that they don’t know how to do themselves. It’s a slippery slope, and once we start we can’t stop. We find ourselves following them around and hovering like helicopter parents. We’ve seen the depths of their incompetence and now we can’t look away…! Here are signs you’re more of a mother to him than a girlfriend.
You remind him of doctor’s appointments
If it weren’t for you, your partner would never go to important health screenings and regular checkups. You have a copy of his health insurance card to make these appointments for him and you drive him there.
