Daddy Issues

We all know some poor girl with "daddy issues" or an Electra Complex if we want to be scientific.  These are the girls that appear to be seeking attention from men in order to compensate for the attention they did not receive from their fathers.  Generally, you will find them in clear heels at the top of a pole somewhere, or married to Doug Hutchison at sixteen. They are sexually aggressive and starved for attention.  In the eyes of a teenage boy, they are Christmas. In the eyes of (most) adult men, however, they are drama.  Avoid them like the plague, or herpes.

But what about us girls that did receive adequate attention from our fathers? The "daddy's girl" so-to-speak.  Are we perfect because we can communicate with our clothes on? No. We have a whole new set of issues.  We're the girls that will compare every man to the perfect man we still, as adults, call "Daddy." No man will ever love, support, and cherish us like our fathers.  Men that wish to win our hearts are forced to live up to impossible expectations.

So what's a guy to do? Well, you have a few options. You can enjoy the "attention whore" and try to provide the necessary attention she'll require. You can fight, tooth and nail, for the love and affection of the girl convinced you will never be good enough. Or you can hold out for that mythical lady that falls somewhere in between.

I think it's safe to say we all have our own issues.  It's also safe to say we can find some way to blame said issues on our parents.  I guess the only real option is to find someone who's particular issues you find workable, or maybe, just maybe, lovable.