Modern psychology often uses the term (or "Enmeshment") to describe this.
The son may feel a heavy burden of responsibility for his mother’s happiness, making it difficult for him to form healthy, separate relationships with other women. 4. Cultural and Media Contexts OДџlumun KД±z ArkadaЕџД± Gibiyim
Often, this occurs when a mother is emotionally unfulfilled in her own marriage or romantic life. She may subconsciously begin to treat her son as a surrogate partner for her emotional needs. Modern psychology often uses the term (or "Enmeshment")
In psychoanalysis, the is the counterpart to the Oedipus complex. It describes a mother’s pathologically close or even incestuous attachment to her son. Cultural and Media Contexts Often, this occurs when
The term (or Oedipal Mother) refers to a parent who is so overprotective and over-involved that she "consumes" her child's autonomy.
By staying "like a girlfriend," the mother may prevent the son from growing into an independent adult, keeping him emotionally dependent on her.
The phrase (translated as "I am like my son's girlfriend" ) typically refers to a highly complex, often controversial psychological and social dynamic where the boundary between maternal care and romantic-style emotional intimacy becomes blurred.