Relationship: “Electra Complex” – When the father shapes the sexuality of the daughter

2023-07-04 15:32:00

Fathers and daughters, a big topic. And at the same time one that was neglected for a long time. The Oedipus complex teaches us how twisted things can be between sons and mothers. It seems obvious that mothers and daughters are connected in a very special way. And fathers and sons? Build Hamburg’s Hafencity together out of Lego bricks.

However, how decisive the relationship between fathers and daughters is for their lives and, above all, for their loved ones, has only recently been the subject of public discourse. The Hamburg psychologist Sigrid Steinbrecher explains: “The father relationship shapes the later love relationships of (heterosexual) women, determines their entire life.”