I've been thinking lately that there is a correlation between having an absent father during your childhood and then experiencing loneliness later on in life as an adult. I had both parents in my life, but my long term relationships that have spanned my adulthood were with guys who had very limited/minimal contact with their fathers when growing up, and into adulthood. I suspect that absent parents have no idea how their actions/inactions end up affecting the next generation. I get the sense that some dads think their kids/exwives will be better off without them, etc. but truly it hurts everyone for a long time, even the future partners of their adult kids.
I have only experienced the problems caused by absent fathers so that's why I just mentioned fathers in the post and not mothers, I'm not trying to excuse absent moms. And I'm not blaming the parents for everything, but I think this is a problem that contributes to problems in the next generation.
I have only experienced the problems caused by absent fathers so that's why I just mentioned fathers in the post and not mothers, I'm not trying to excuse absent moms. And I'm not blaming the parents for everything, but I think this is a problem that contributes to problems in the next generation.