You’ve likely heard the term “Daddy’s Girl” before, but what about those ladies who are “Mommy’s Girls?”
Some women did not grow up with their Dads and may have turned into a Mommy’s girl instead. Either way, they both have different traits that could be beneficial or disadvantageous when it comes to being in a relationship with a man.
Most women exist on a spectrum of these two extremes, but it’s good to have a balance between the two which is why it’s important to have both parents in your life. Depending on your situation, having both parents in your life growing up might have been something that was out of your control.
Over-mothered or over-fathered lives can be fixed through introspection and self improvement. A lot of people who suffer from these things, could be due to not having both parents in their life, or if they did, just one was effectively absent a lot of the time.
Knowing if you’re a Daddy’s Girl or a Mommy’s Girl, will help you pay closer attention to the areas you may lack, so you can get yourself better prepared for your future husband and be more balanced.
Daddy’s Girl Traits
Pros:
Easier for her to respect men
The “guy’s girl,” comfortable hanging with men
More athletic, inclined to play sports
Lower maintenance
Good in relationships with men
Likes things guys like
Has a philosophy about things guys tend to like
Cons:
Less empathetic
Less of a nurturer
Less of a homemaker, cooking/cleaning
Let’s examine the traits of a “Daddy’s Girl.” If you ever wondered how the “tomboy” who’s not very fancy seems to easily get married, this is why. She’s likely a Daddy’s Girl and carries a lot of traits men like and gravitate towards. She can hang with the guys, she knows about sports, she plays sports, talks sports and actually likes it! Her body is probably tight and toned because she’s been an athlete and is likely a no nonsense kind of girl, where she says what she means and means what she says, no games. Men like that.
A girl like this may tend to be a little more aggressive, but she has a deep respect for men, knows what they like, what they want and how to interact with them in a way they appreciate. She’s not nervous around men because she’s used to being around her Dad, so she’s very comfortable in the presence of men. In some ways she thinks like a man and values what they value, which makes it easier for her to be in a successful relationship with a man.
Her feminine traits of empathy, nurturing and homemaking may need a little more work, so if this is you, pay closer attention to these things so you can improve yourself in these areas and become a more well rounded woman when you get into a marital relationship.
Mommy’s Girl Traits
Pros:
Ultra feminine
More domestic, cooking/cleaning/motherhood
Very nurturing
More empathetic
High maintenance
Depends on the man’s perspective if it’s a pro or con
Cons:
High maintenance
Not good with men in relationships
Not very comfortable around men
Trouble respecting men
Tendency towards being thirsty for men
Codependent
Overemotional
Typical Daddy issues
Let’s examine the traits of a “Mommy’s Girl.” These are usually the women you see who are very high maintenance when it comes to hair, clothes and makeup. They pride themselves on being ultra feminine to attract a man. They’ve usually adopted the domestic traits from their mom like cooking, cleaning, etc. because they’ve spent so much time around her growing up. They have traits that will easily transfer into motherhood consisting of nurture and empathy.
Oftentimes you will find these women are not very good in relationships with men, likely because they’re not used to being around them. If they had an absent or barely there dad, they’re not usually as comfortable hanging around men as a Daddy’s Girl would be because they’re not sure how to act. They don’t really understand men at a deep level, so they don’t always know what men like or how to treat them in a way they would appreciate and respond to.
Respecting men can be an issue for a Mommy’s Girl because she’s either never seen it done by her mother or it wasn’t done properly when she did see it. You might see a Mommy’s Girl being much more thirsty for men, trying to get a man’s attention and getting herself into wrong relationships because she didn’t have the male attention from her Dad growing up and now she looks for it in romantic relationships.
This could cause her to be codependent in relationships when she does get the attention she’s looking for and being over-mothered causes her to be overly emotional. Mommy’s Girls that had absent fathers usually have some level of “Daddy issues” they need to address and get to the root of before getting married.
Whether you’re a Daddy’s Girl or a Mommy’s Girl, take hold of all the positives from each and find ways to nurture them or better understand them so you can adopt them into your life. In contrast, pay close attention to all of the negatives in each and work on ways you can eradicate these traits from your life.
Just because you may fall into one of these categories doesn’t mean every pro or con applies to you. You may be a complete hybrid if you grew up close to both parents. Regardless, to help you overcome anything negative, use these lists as your guide to learn ways you can become more balanced by adopting the pros and getting rid of the cons.
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