Is it bad to date someone like your dad?

Wright points out that being attracted to someone similar to your dad (or your mum) isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as long as your partner shares their best qualities. ‘Ideally, your partner will be an improved, evolved version of your mother or father.

Why do we end up with people like our parents?

So here’s the big question: Why do we, consciously or subconsciously, end up choosing to be with someone similar to our parents? Due to sexual imprinting, we seek characteristics, physical or personality-related, that resemble our parents.

Is it possible to have a relationship with your dad?

But even having a great relationship with your dad doesn’t always make dating easy. Jennifer, 35, was single for most of her twenties because she found it hard to meet a man who could measure up to her father. ‘To me, my dad is basically the best man there is.

Is your father sabotaging your romantic relationships?

And never is this more clear than when your father/child connection (or lack thereof) starts sabotaging your romantic relationships. If your dad was mean, distant, or absent, all that hurt can show up in unhealthy fights with your SO. You may feel clingy, or argumentative, or drawn to partners who are also mean, distant, or absent.

Should you pick someone who has the same issues as your father?

‘You’re picking somebody who has the same issues [as your father] so that you can fix it and do a better job this time around.’ In other words, despite recognising that your relationship with your father is unhealthy or even abusive, that doesn’t stop people craving what’s familiar.

How does a daughter’s relationship with her father affect her future relationships?

Recent studies have shown that a daughter who has a secure, supportive, communicative relationship with her father is the most likely to create \ and maintain emotionally fulfilling relationships with men in later life.**