Teo · 11 answers · 4y

What's your onion on the term "daddy issues"?

Not much of an opinion, like Nick says most people have mommy and/or daddy issues. Girls tend to connect with their daddies more, boys tend to connect with their mommies more, so I guess if a girl has parental issues they're more likely to be daddy issues. Also because dads tend to be worse parents than moms. Or, at least, the girl's issues with her father are more relevant than her issues with her mother in the context in which the issue of "daddy issues" is often raised, which is the way in which she relates to guys in general, particularly suitors. The one thing I don't like about the term "daddy issues" is that guys often use the term disrespectfully, they objectify and genericize the girl's issues, probably reducing it to its utility to them and their desire to have sex with her or not to be her boyfriend.. reminds me of the time I heard a guy I knew describe a girl I knew as "damaged goods", I found that horrible.

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