Daddy Issues in a Relationship: A Lack of Attachment?

  The expression daddy issues has been used for some time to refer to couples made up of a young woman with an older man. There are also cases of couples in which there’s an older woman and a young man. In effect, these relationships would involve mommy issues. However, currently, the term daddy issues is used interchangeably for both genders. In fact, it represents the same reality: a couple in which there’s a great age difference. Apparently, this type of relationship is on the increase. Many psychologists think that talking about daddy issues is romanticizing a situation that’s built…