# Guys, ever been intimidated?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-ever-been-intimidated/174193>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 9, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-ever-been-intimidated/174193 "2003-05-09T20:28:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-ever-been-intimidated/174193/21 "2003-05-11T03:10:47Z")

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> \*Originally posted by amarinth \*  
> \*\*Do heterosexual men get so intimidated by a woman’s looks, talents, and/or intelligence that they’ll fail to approach her? I’ve heard that, but it doesn’t make sense (“Oh no, she’s pretty and smart… not going anywhere near her. Where is the ugly, stupid women I saw a few minutes ago?” seems at best an unlikely thing for someone to think.) Also, it doesn’t seem to be the case for those of my friends who are beautiful and brilliant.
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> So, the real question is does anyone ever really get intimidated in such a way? Or is “intimidated by your intelligence/looks” to women what “too nice” is to men? \*\*

Sure we’re intimidated. Fear of rejection can be a powerful thing. I don’t to ask someone out if there is a 99.9% chance she will just say no.

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-ever-been-intimidated/174193/22 "2003-05-12T00:05:20Z")

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Heck, I’m intimidated by a woman’s condition of being female. That’s sufficient unto itself, in this environment. I don’t ask people out.

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