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This paper proposes that a man's need to emotionally separate from his mother in childhood in order to develop a masculine identity can have a crippling effect on his relationships with women as an adult. It reinforces our cultural polarization of "masculine" and "feminine" and lays the foundation for emotional distancing to handle anxiety in intimate relationships with women. Working to develop a renewed connection with his mother can help a man develop a more balanced view of women and more tolerance of closeness in relationships, without the need to distance. Bowen's (1978) approach to therapy is one framework that can guide this work

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