It doesn't really matter what men want in general, does it? Seems that dependent men end up with independent women and vice versa... just be yourself... If we dropped the masks finding the right one [instead of merely anyone] would be a lot easier.
Actually we like the strong independent women in theory - we just can't always cope with them:-) Why do 90% of the women I date end up to be Aries? I'm scorpio. Both my ex-wife and ex G/F had the same birthdate. It's one of my first questions now! Are most women born in April?
To answer your question, well it really depends on the man's preference. The weak, Mommy dependent type of boys will prefer to strong, independent woman to boss him around and take care of his finances.