Close Relationship with Mom Leads to Better Romance Later

[Jazzy]

How well you get along with your parents in your teens might influence your romantic relationships a decade later, a new study suggests.





The results show a close relationship with one's mother in early adolescence was associated with better-quality romantic relationships as young adults.





The findings highlight the importance of the parent-child bond for building relationships later in life, the researchers say.





Parents' relationships with their children are extremely important and that's how we develop our ability to have successful relationships as adults, our parents are our models, said study researcher Constance Gager, of Montclair State University in New Jersey. So if kids are not feeling close with their parents then they're probably not going to model the positive aspects of that relationship when they reach adulthood.



Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience...erelationshipwithmomleadstobetterromancelater

 

[DrLeftover]

Yes, Oedipus had a very close relationship with his mother.



but seriously



And then the experts will come back and tell you that being too attached to one's parents is bad for future relationships.



No, I didn't make it up.



Emotionally close

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And too close proximity-wise.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20030430/ai_n11397232/

 

[Evil Eye]

So what're we supposed to do then?

 

[DrLeftover]

I've yet to figure that and I'm a little older than the average member here.



Just a little older.

 

[Jazzy]

You guys better watch out and not become:



Mother's boy, also mummy's boy or mama's boy, is a term for a man who is excessively attached to his mother at an age when men are expected to be independent (e.g. live on their own, be economically independent). A mother's boy may be effete or effeminate, or might be perceived as being macho, or might have a personality disorder, such as avoidant personality disorder, or might be schizophrenic, so that the mother acts as a caretaker. In any case, a mother's boy cannot maintain a healthy partnership with a woman (Carruthers, 1998).



Being mother-bonded is sometimes seen as a sign of weakness, and has a social stigma attached to it in many places, although in other places it may be more acceptable or perceived as normal. A mother-bonded man is seen to give control of his own life to his mother, in exchange for a sense of security. If the mother has more than one son, then she will have, at the most, one mother's boy, usually the eldest or youngest son. The relationship between mother and mother's boy is thought to be symbiotic: the mother enjoys controlling her mother's boy.



Alternatively, in recent years, some have begun using the term in a milder sense, merely meaning a man who is emotionally attached to his mother. Though this sense of the phrase is still uncommon compared to the original pejorative intent, mothers in particular may state their pride in their mama's boy sons. It is also occasionally used to describe an infant or toddler son who is unusually attached to his mother, even crying or resisting when the father attempts to care for him. In this sense, the 'mama's boy' designation carries little stigma, but is simply an observation of the young child's primary attachment.



Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_boy

 

[The Dragon Master]

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