I Love a Mama’s Boy: 5 Sons Ranked — From Bad Boyfriend to Total Lost Cause

Let’s be honest: on I Love a Mama’s Boy, the moms get all the villain-edit glory — but the sons? They’re the grown men who kept choosing Mom over the woman they claimed to love. Four seasons gave us five unforgettable sons, and it’s time to stop letting them hide behind their mothers’ apron strings. Ranked from “might be saveable” to “total lost cause.”

#5 — Jason: The Wedding He’ll Never Get to Plan

Justina finally planned her long-overdue wedding to Jason — and Annette wanted the wedding of her dreams. Jason spent the season diffusing tension instead of picking a side, which is this show’s official love language. He earns the #5 spot because, unlike most of this list, he actually stuck around and kept trying. Spineless? Often. Heartless? Never.

#4 — Roberto Hernandez: The One Who (Almost) Grew Up

When Nancy convinced Roberto to demand a paternity test on his own daughter Kimi, Kristy walked out — and Roberto followed his wife out the door. According to reports, the couple later distanced themselves from Nancy’s negativity and are still together. The bar on this show is buried underground, but Roberto cleared it. Almost a real husband. Almost.

#3 — Tre: The Human Wet Blanket

Tre’s relationship with Abbey crumbled under communication issues, boundary problems, and a boyfriend who kept choosing his mother Lorenda — who reportedly celebrated the breakup on camera. Tre never chose a side because choosing requires a spine, and his was fully deployed as his mother’s armrest. Every partner on this show deserves a medal; Abbey deserves a parade.

#2 — Matt McAdams: The Self-Admitted Coward

Matt dated Kim for four years — she moved into Kelly’s house and nearly married into a throuple — then secretly dated Brittany

while seeing other women. When the blowout came, Brittany called him “vile” and both stormed off, per recaps. Matt later owned it on The Sarah Fraser Show, admitting: “I didn’t take the best approach. I took a coward’s way out.” Say this for Matt: he’s the only son on this list who said the quiet part out loud.

#1 — Shekeb Sekander: The Eternal Lost Cause

Three seasons. That’s how long Emily Chu fought for a man who kept choosing Laila: the horseback-riding apology after Shekeb went on a date with a girl his mom picked, the suggestion that Emily move in with Laila, and the infamous “Momma gonna die.” The lowest point? Emily inviting Laila to dinner — and Laila showing up with Yussra, the woman she’d been pushing on Shekeb, who then questioned Emily’s cooking, per Sportskeeda’s recap. Shekeb sided with Mom. Again. Recent interviews confirm the couple is no longer together. Nobody in this franchise has disappointed this many people for this many years. The crown — and the curse — is his.

So — Who’s the Biggest Mama’s Boy Ever?

Five sons, one undefeated opponent: the apron strings. But the fandom is split — some say Shekeb is just a victim of the most controlling mom in TLC history, others say Matt’s coward’s confession makes him worse, because he knew what he was doing. Drop your vote in the comments: which son is the most hopeless mama’s boy — and is there anyone on this list you’d actually marry? Team Sympathy or Team Grow-Up, pick a side.