I was reading an article about father issues earlier on a blog. It left me wondering how and why do us women unconciously let our interactions with our fathers as kids wreak such havock on our emotions well into adulthood? Why do our interactions with men seem to hinge on us wanting men to love us and of course we never recieve love in a health manner despite what we want and need? Has anyone over come the emotional pain and gone on to live a healthy life with a relationship with an emotionally and mentally healthy man who treats you well? If so how did you do it? I`d like to know because i am in the process of pulling out of this unhealthy cycle myself.