"There are always exceptions, but boys are usually intimidated by girls their age and feel more secure with someone younger, he said. And girls can have self-esteem issues of their own. The rise in girls being raised by single moms created daughters who feel abandoned by their fathers [psychologist Ivan Fleishman] said."Girls with abandonment issues gravitate towards older men, not realizing that they're mixing their need for a father figure in with their desire for a dating relationship. They "mix needs", trying to resolve unmet childhood needs in an inappropriate way.
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