The other day I met my acquaintances, the mother of the family went on a business trip for several days, leaving the father in charge. And this brave man is managing, and quite well, with two kids and a dog. Yes, he may not know how to braid hair, but the happy and smiling daughters and the content dog say a lot))) This inspired the idea for this article.

A huge number of publications have been made on the topic of a father's influence on a daughter's future relationships with the male world.

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 Will she be confident in herself, her beauty, success, etc., and choose a partner similar to her father or a complete opposite? Will she be able to build relationships with men and be happy?

In other words, a father's role is, on one hand, to help his daughter accept her femininity, and on the other hand, to show her how to compete in this world, teach her to handle conflicts, develop, and assert herself as an individual. If you meet successful women, it is most likely because this masculine part of their personality is well-developed.

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In analytical psychology, the reflection of the masculine part of the personality in a woman's unconscious is called the Animus (from Latin "mind" or "spirit”) or «Inner Man».

Archetype-wise, this part belongs to the masculine world within us, such is the history of human development, which is why the father and other significant men in childhood are so important for forming this part of our soul.

It is the Animus that is responsible in us for activity, aggression, logic, law, and order.

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It's also important to understand that for a sense of harmony, completeness, and wholeness, we all simply need an opposite complement. Therefore, alongside the qualities of the «Inner Man» in a woman, there are qualities of the «Inner Woman». The feminine part is called Anima (from Latin "soul") or «Inner Woman». Ideally, the ratio is 70% - Woman to 30% - Man. For example, when driving a car or working in an office, a woman demonstrates male qualities – concentration, decision-making speed, etc., while examples of female qualities can be softness, sensitivity, or sexuality, etc.

So, dear fathers, as you can see, your role in your daughters' destiny is immense, and it depends on you:

1. Your daughter's confidence in her abilities. Otherwise, she will always devalue herself or, conversely, start to compete with everyone, even her husband.
2. Whether she will be happy in marriage. What kind of man she will choose as a partner. Will she care for herself, defend her interests, or always be convenient for others and ease others' lives?
3. Whether her career will succeed. Whether she will believe that being smart is not shameful. To establish herself in her profession.

And finally, dear mothers, let your daughters leave the protected maternal home for the father's world with joy and blessing. Only the masculine world can teach one to be determined on the way to one's dream, and thus, happy.

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