Africa: Daddy Issues Are Not Just a Woman's Problem

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The formal psychological term for daddy issues is "father complex" and it describes the neuroses that can develop if men and women have unhealthy relationships with their fathers. Yet, despite the paranoia and mistrust that can be generated by pathetic fathers, present or absent, it is human to still long for love.

Conventional wisdom states that every little girl wants to marry a man who carries her father's fundamental qualities. If her father is the very definition of chivalry and wisdom, then it is not such a terrible ambition to pursue. However, if the contrary is true, then prospects of "happily ever after" are significantly diminished. What we rarely consider, though, is the psychological burden that is carried by boys who have douchebag fathers.

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