Long ago I heard of an interview with Patrick MacNee, the actor in the Brit spy series called THE AVENGERS. He also had a role in the 1951 version of SCROOGE. He was raised by an openly lesbian mom and the interviewer said, “and you turned out all right” but MacNee corrected him and indicated his upbringing was problematic. He said he did not learn to relate well to women.
Monstrous women result in battle scarred boys and men. Guys would like to think they can tough everything out on their own — but they cannot.