Why are (most) men intimidated by attractive women?

Women don't usually get intimidated by an attractive man, they get a crush and it makes them excited no matter their confidence level. For me personally, I'm not overly confident and I've actually be labelled as "shy" my entire life but when I see a hot guy, it makes me smile and I compliment him in my mind lol it kind of makes my day a little nicer. I know that hot guy probably didn't even notice me, he's probably got an equally hot girlfriend and he's out of my league anyway and knowing that, I wouldn't feel intimidated. So saying men are intimidated because she's out of their league or fearing rejection doesn't seem to be all there is to it because it doesn't seem to apply when the roles are reversed in my opinion.

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Katabasis · 41-45, M

I don’t think this is as common as people say. Maybe it’s regional.

SweetFantasy · 26-30, F

@Katabasis It's almost common knowledge you hear it all the time that men are intimidated because the woman is probably very attractive. I just wonder why men instantly feel fear but women feel happy lol

Katabasis · 41-45, M

@SweetFantasy Okay. I only come across it online. From my own perspective, her being attractive doesn’t make her a better person, or more competent at her career. So there’s no reason to be intimidated. Looks don’t save you from a poor result in a management review or other life situations. I might be ugly as sin, but I can still out perform or out achieve any Hollywood beauty.

SweetFantasy · 26-30, F

@Katabasis That is very true looks are superficial. It's intriguing that men's minds usually go straight to the negative when women's usually go to the positive. I get happy butterflies when I see someone I'm attracted to, I don't get sad and scared of them because they're attractive.