The kind of bond a woman shares with her father can influence her selection of a life partner, University of Indonesia Institute of Applied Psychologists’ child and family psychologist Irma Gustiana Andriani stated.

“It affects when a child chooses a partner (when she has grown up). However, the role and involvement of fathers in childhood are very impactful. This aspect will affect how the child sees and maps what a male figure is like,” Andriani S.Psi, M.Psi., Psi noted when contacted by ANTARA on Friday.

Furthermore, she explained that if a daughter shares a close bond with her father, she will tend to choose a life partner, who is relatively similar to him.

“If she is close to her father, she tends to choose a life partner, who is usually relatively more or less similar to her father’s character,” she expounded.

Andriani believes it will make marriage more optimistic, as a good family will definitely have a positive impact.

“Finally, she will decide to get married because she feels she has lived in a family with a role model, who has been warm all along. She wants her husband or her family to have the same warmth. It influences her while choosing a life partner,” she stated.

On Father’s Day, November 12, Andriani expressed optimism that all father figures, especially in Indonesia, can re-evaluate and reflect on themselves to be able to increase quality time to build closeness with their children.

“Hopefully, on this Father’s Day, fathers in Indonesia would return to self-reflection and assess themselves to improve the bonding time with their children,” she explained.

With good quality time, children can develop better social-emotional values, according to Andriani.

Source: Antara News