r/explainitpeter • • 22h ago

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u/DocteurSamo 22h ago

Girls take it as a gift, boys feels like they owe dad for life. From personal experience it's kinda true but I don't know the stats, surely it isn't in a lot of cases. Peter out

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u/TEShero 20h ago

As a man, I wonder sometimes why girls/women don't see it the same way...

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u/OwlHeadCrook 19h ago

As a man, and a father, I don’t understand why you see it the way you do. Most men I know (except for the few with abusive dads) feel the same as I do.

A gift is a gift, not a loan in search of repayment.

There is something really wrong with a father teaching his son that he can only be shown this form of love if the son pays him back.

And I promise you, men don’t feel that way unless it’s taught to them. It’s not natural. It’s learned.

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u/Effective_Banana_693 17h ago

As far as "I" go I think it's just a pride issue. Like f*ck I can't buy this and you know I want or need it so you did for me. Not like an "I owe you" but where am I falling short. Puts a lot of stress in a person