Dating a successful woman can sometimes make a man feel emasculated. Sexsearch has advice on how to date strong women, and embrace their strength. If you find yourself dating a successful woman and feel emasculated, you need to look at what that says about you, and the women that you've dated in the past. As far as we're concerned, the perfect woman is successful. Their success should be seen as a positive. If you're feeling insecure about it, it's most likely because your confidence levels are low. If you're finding it too stressful, you need to do some work on how you think about and treat women, and maybe just continue dating the type of women that you've been dating until you're ready to accept that women can be be more powerful than you.

The old gender stereotypes that men are strong and dominant, and women are meek and subservient should be long gone from your mind by now. Your grandfather has probably gotten to this point of understanding by now. Look at your parents' relationship, and think about your mother's contributions. There's a very good chance that your family would have fallen apart without her work, strength, and support. Think of you and your partner simply as people. If your partner is happy being with you, then why are YOU feeling emasculated? Do you not want your partner to be successful? Of course you do. If you don't, then there are lots of women out there who fall in line with your gender stereotypes.

We think that a successful woman is a beautiful thing, but if your preconceived notions of masculinity make it difficult for you to feel that way, then by all means, stick with relationships with women who're less successful than you. But know that those women have goals just like you, and will be working towards them every moment that they're with you, and there might come a day when they become too successful for you to date. It's really going to be much easier for you in the long run if you just reassess the way you look at gender roles.

The expression, 'Who wears the pants in this relationship?' is extremely common when a woman makes a decision instead of a man, and it's something that we should get rid of. Every single part of it is sexist, and is stuck in the same stale gender roles that we just talked about. It implies that women should only wear skirts or dresses (or maybe leggings if we're going to modernize the expression), and that pants are man clothes. Think of how stunningly ridiculous that is. It's suggesting that PANTS are more powerful than skirts. When a woman "dresses up", there's a power element that comes with that. They do it because it makes them feel beautiful, but also more powerful.

Think about the last time you did a second take at a woman that you saw on the street. The fact that you almost have to take a second look is all that you need to know about the sexual power of a woman. Trying to make like pants are the wardrobe of true power, is laughable. So let's try to stop using that expression. It's causing a lot of the feelings of emasculation that you might be currently feeling.

Please note that sexual power is NOT the only power that women possess. We simply used that sample to make a point about the supposed power of pants.

We have lived in a patriarchal society for far too long, and things are finally (though still far too slowly) changing so that the systems that have been put into place by powerful rich men to keep women and the poor under their thumbs, are being toppled over. It's a long fight, but it's a good one, and the feelings that you're feeling are very much connected to which side you're going to fight for. Women in power may not seem as natural to us, but that's because gross men have done everything in their power to make it difficult for women to succeed. They do this out of their own insecurities, and fear of finding out that they're not the big men that they've been telling everyone that they are for years. There was a time where the idea of a woman even working was frowned upon. Women were meant to stay at home while their husband went to work and made all of the money. Could you imagine that in this day and age? Look at the money that you make, and now think of that money also supporting your girlfriend/wife. Be thankful that women are now able to not only work, but also hold important decision-making positions in multi-billion dollar companies. The image of power was once a fat balding white man smoking a cigar, and laughing at all of the money that they're making. The image of a powerful woman rarely (if ever) involves her laughing. That's because of the insecurities of men, and how they react to the thought of women laughing at them, and also, women in power have had to work too hard to get to where they are to take their job lightly. The days of companies being run by boys clubs are slowly coming to an end, and it's glorious. Men had their chance, and look at the state of the world that we're currently living in.

You've surely heard the expression "The Future is Female", and it's one of the truest statements around these days. Women are being hired in lead roles more often than ever, and after centuries of men being in charge, it's refreshing to have new view points sitting at board room tables. Female artists are being championed now more than ever, and it's glorious. When Beyonce Knowles (the Queen of Earth) sings her anthem "Run the World (Girls)", with its catchy and empowering call-and-response chorus, "Who run the world? (GIRLS!)" she's most importantly telling young girls that they can be whatever they want to be when they grow up, but she's also alerting men of the fact that the future is female. It's a notice that if you haven't yet started your process of getting comfortable with women succeeding in areas that are not traditionally known to be areas or professions where women excel, you better hurry up because your worldview will soon be completely outdated, and you won't have a leg to stand on when the rest of the world passes you by.

Iron sharpens iron. One of the most important parts of a relationship is having a partner who inspires you, and who can push and challenge you to become a better version of you. If you date someone who doesn't have any career goals, when you talk to them about yours, they won't care AT ALL. They won't understand or appreciate the hard work that you put into your dreams. If you're dating a woman who doesn't show any interest in your professional or artistic aspirations, then your relationship is based on shallow things. That works for some people, and if you're one of those people, we suggest dating women who're less driven by success, and who have a level of aspiration that you're comfortable with.

Sorry to bring up Beyonce again, but she and Jay Z are one of the most powerful couples in the world. A large part of what clearly makes their relationship work is that they're both extremely driven and successful individuals. When the couple went on the road together for the On the Run Tour, they made almost a $100 million for only 21 shows, making it the second most successful tour on a per-show basis, second only to one of U2's tours. U2 is probably the biggest band in the world, and by collaborating with each other, Beyonce and Jay Z were able to take second place beside them, and leave acts like the Rolling Stones, Madonna, The Police, and Bruce Springsteen in their dust. The Rolling Stones' most successful tour made more than a million dollars less per show than Jay Z and Beyonce did.

Think of yourself as Jay Z, and your partner, Beyonce, and then think of how together you are unstoppable. This is how we wish everyone felt about their partners. Pride, support, and collaboration are all such wonderful components of success, and when romantic love gets involved, all of that power is amplified to a level that most of your professional competition won't be able to compete with.

If you're feeling emasculated because you feel like you aren't as successful as your partner, instead of worrying about it, you should step up your game. We all know that women love to date successful men. If a successful woman is dating you, and you don't see yourself as successful enough, it means that either you're being too hard on yourself, or that she sees potential in you. Take that and use it to build your confidence, and to work harder on whatever it is that you're passionate about. It could be as simple as putting in a little extra effort at work that will help you get a raise that will get you closer to making the amount of money that you feel your work is worth, or dedicating more time to your side hustle. Think about the version of you that you think wouldn't be emasculated by your partner's success. Break down the things you need to do to get to that point, and make it happen! Don't take a step backwards because you don't feel like you've achieved as much as you'd like to have. Push forward. Reach higher.

If there's a job that you want that you don't have the qualifications for, start working on getting those qualifications. These are things that the woman you're dating has done. She's put in the work. Her success wasn't just handed to her.

If your partner makes you feel emasculated because of her success, why not flip the script on how you look at that feeling? Look at it from a different angle, and what you're really feeling is awe. You're stunned by how impressive she is, and you wish that you had her drive and success. Think about other people that you're in awe of. You look up to them. You idolize them. You buy tickets to see them to see them play a game, read from their books, perform their new albums, etc. Make your partner know that you're her number 1 fan. This will make her feel great. This is how relationships are supposed to work.

It all boils down to this. Emasculation is a state of mind. The only way you can actually be emasculated is through the removal of your sex organs. We suggest trying your hardest to shift the way you think of masculinity, and how you allow your masculinity to define you. If you aren't comfortable with a woman being as or more successful as you, your concept of masculinity is likely way off base, and doesn't really have anything to do with the actual definition of the word. Let's picture a date night where you and your partner go out and have a fantastic dinner full of great conversation, laughs, and flirting that's got you both ready to go back to your place and have the sex of your lives, but then when the bill arrives, she grabs it and pays for your dinner. Is that going to ruin the night for you? Are you suddenly not as excited to go home and have sex? If this bothers you, it's probably going to bother you later in the night when it's time to perform. If your sexual performance can be negatively affected by a woman doing something as simple (and nice!!!) as buying you dinner, you need to start working on disconnecting certain things from your definition of masculinity. Buying a woman dinner doesn't make you masculine, and it doesn't make HER masculine. If she makes more money than you do, that's all it means. Nothing more. Nothing less. It has nothing to do with masculinity or femininity. The sooner you can get your mind to accept that, the sooner you'll be able to happily date a successful woman.

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