A new unit moved into a bunch of empty cubes next my unit a few weeks ago. In the new group there is this one particular woman who caught my eye right away. It’s not something I would act on because there is a considerable age difference. She isn’t super attractive but something about her just drew me to her and I couldn’t help but think naughty thoughts about her younger version and myself.
Then, in a horrific turn of events, I realized why I was so attracted to her. I realized what drew me in about her.
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: SHE RESEMBLES MY MOM!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
I have come to realize that girls I like resemble my mom to me, even when they don’t really look anything like her. When they look good, sweet, and I have an impression of their character being solid, I “see” my mom in them for a flash, even when there’s no real resemblance.
“There once was man named Oedipus Rex, you may have heard about his odd complex, his name appears in Freud’s index, cause he loved his mother.” with apologies and attribution to the songmeister incomparable Tom Lehrer.
I went to visit my brother one year. Living far apart, I’d never met his girlfriend.
I walked in the do to the shock of my life! There stood my long dead mother but much younger.
when I was next alone with brother I asked if that was the attraction.
A look of recognition then horror swept his face. He hadn’t seen it. They broke up. Too bad, I liked her, felt safe… wait… never mind.
The reason people begin to look like their spouses after a few years is that they tend to marry folks who look like the opposite-sex parent.
When one of my relatives died, we found an old picture of my grandmother in her 20’s. None of us had seen this pic before. She was a dead ringer for my brother 2nd wife, the one who had his two kids.
Sounds like Oedipus in action to me!