I've been with men who are very intimidated, not by my success, but by my "smarts."
I grew up in a household where mom and grandma were both opinionated, strong and more capable than their men. Both were housewives and mothers and were called upon at different times, both during their marriages and widowhood to be "providers."
I bought into the feminist crap of "climbing the corporate ladder" in able to provide for myself. I missed the part about a team (couple) being better able to care for one another in times of need....I set out to prove I could do everything by myself. It can be a lonely existence. Sometimes the necessity to rely upon another, brings its own kind of fulfillment.
I grew up in the midwest where I was often humbled by the common expression "too smart for her own good." I was unexpectedly widowed at 26 years. That taught me that life contains surprises and does not always go acc/ my plan. some say that when a man plans, God laughs. I like that.