The latest episode of Marion Aunor’s dating show ‘Pusuan or Laruan’ has sparked a conversation about being a “mama’s boy.”
When asked about his biggest deal breaker, one contestant replied, “Not getting along with my mom.” He even admitted he’s a “mama’s boy.”
Later, when Aunor asked another contestant why she popped the balloon, she explained, “Honestly speaking, when he mentioned mama’s boy earlier, I was a little bit contemplating.”
She added, “I really love to get along with my partner’s mom and parents both and family. There might be an issue like if let’s say your mom doesn’t like me. What are you gonna do then and I just don’t want to go through the whole hassle and process.”
He then responded to what she had said, stating that her reason was “valid.”
People took to social media to express their thoughts about the said section of the dating show’s latest episode.
One user wrote, “A responsible man never magsasabing mama’s boy sila. We love our mom but never lalabas sa bibig namin na momas boy kame. Kase iba ang ibig sabihin ng mama’s boy. Laging nakadepende yan sa nanay, tama, kapag ayaw sayo ng Nanay nyan, matik ayaw narin nyan sayo. Kakumpetensya mo lagi yan sa kahit anong bagay. Just say I love my Mom so Much, Not in A way na ‘Mama’s boy ako’ [A very responsible man will never say they are mama’s boy. We love our mom but we will never leave our mouths that we are mama’s boy. Because mama’s boy means something different. They always depend on the mother, right, if his mother doesn’t like you, she automatically they don’t like you too. She is always your competitor in anything. Just say I love my mom so much, Not in a way that ‘I am a Mama’s boy’].”
“I think it’s actually a good thing to be a mama’s boy in this generation, especially for guys in their teens and twenties. The quality of women seems declining over the years. Just like a father protects his daughter from the wrong men because the father knows what men think, a mother will look out for her son and guard him against the wrong women because your mother knows how women think,” a second user wrote.
A third user wrote, “Works both ways. Mahirap makipag kompetensya sa family [It’s hard to compete with family]. At the end of the day, they’d still pick their OG family which isn’t exactly bad but in a romantic relationship there must be a balance as well.”
Although some users continued to highlight the negative aspects of his response, others offered a different perspective, noting that it’s perfectly fine to show love for your mom—as long as you can still think for yourself.
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