What is it called when a son is in love with his mother?

In psychoanalytic theory, the Oedipus complex refers to the childs desire for sexual involvement with the opposite sex parent, particularly a boys erotic attention to his mother. The Oedipal complex occurs in the phallic stage of psychosexual development between the ages of three and five.

Can you fall in love with your mother?

It is not uncommon for a person to confuse familial love with sexuality, and some young males do have sexual feelings about their mothers. After all, your first experience of human attachment, both emotional and physical, was with your mother. It sounds as though youve somehow been cast as your mothers protecter.