There are many traps people can land in when they’re “in love.” We talk freely and openly about women falling for the wrong guy as if this were the normal way of things. But we’re not so comfortable talking about men who fall for the wrong woman, even though it happens all the time.

There’s a specific relationship dynamic in which many men today find themselves. They meet a woman who’s smart, opinionated, and knows her own mind. Perhaps she’s elusive yet intriguing, or maybe she’s gregarious and unrestrained. Either way, he’s infatuated.