What is the relationship between Mr. Higgins and his mother ?

Henry Higgins
is an only child whose only living parent is his mother, Mrs. Higgins. He is also an eternal
bachelor who will not change his single, arrogant ways.  He is highly educated and treats all of
the women in his life like peons. The only one he truly listens to is his mother. He may not
follow through with her advice completely, but he shows her more respect than the other women in
the play.  He yells and screams like thestuck-up, lonely brat that he is while she gives quiet
advice. She is not a helicopter mother because she doesn't hover.  She allows him to make his
own decisions and mistakes, but she won't agree with him or be intimidated by him.  She makes
and follows through on her own decisions, too; like the time that she admits Eliza into her home
without consulting Henry. This shows that she is also independent and unintimidated by her son
even though he screams a lot. There doesn't seem to be anything unusual within their
relationship because the mother/son relationship remains in tact without any melodramatic or
unnatural occurrences getting in the way.