• dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Isn’t it just dead simple in that a mother is caring and gives you the feeling of safety, generally speaking, so you look for that in a partner too?

    So it’s not that you want to fuck your mom but you look for positive traits in a partner that you parents instilled in you.

    • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 month ago

      Agreed, it’s that familiarity I referenced! But talking from Freud’s perspective, “if it isn’t about sex, then get out of here” (paraphrasing):))