Hi Sarah, I came across your article after googling about lack …

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Hi Sarah,

I came across your article after googling about lack of love from father growing up. To be clear it wasn’t because he wasn’t a great father and loved me dearly it was because firstly my parents divorced and I saw less of him and then a few years later he was killed. This means that ever since then I feel I have been searching for his love that I cherished so much and was taken away from me prematurely. Its meant years of unhealthy relationships with guys because I both fear to be loved in the way I should as subconsciously I don’t trust that love will stay but I still constantly search for that love that my father showed me. It is a tough struggle but one I am working through. I am now trying to figure out how to fully accept my fathers death/ absence and be able to feel satisfied in healthy relationships. Relating to men in a healthy way is generally hard for me and when I feel a strong connection it makes it VERY hard for me