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Comparing partners to parental figures isn’t uncommon, but it can be particularly pronounced in those with daddy issues.
5 Signs You’re Dating a Woman with Daddy Issues Sunday Jimenez 2024
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When people see an age gap, they tend to imagine there is something intrinsically unequal about it — that the older partner wants someone they can control and the younger partner has daddy issues or is just out for money.
The Age Gappers Lila Shapiro 2023
Logophile77 commented on the word daddy issues
Urban Dictionary says that when a woman has a terrible relationship with her father to the point where she engages in sexual activity with a whole bunch of men to compensate, she is said to have daddy issues.
January 10, 2018