Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine whether women's view of their fathers related to romantic happiness with their boyfriends. Attachment to the father, view of him as powerful, and his rated physical attractiveness were the main questionnaire items pertaining to the women's Oedipus Complex. Their relationships with boyfriends were evaluated in terms of intimacy, passion, and commitment, the three components of love according to Sternberg's triangular theory of love. In 56 romantically involved undergraduate women, significant positive correlations were found between the rated power and attractiveness of the father and the passion and commitment components in these women's relationships with their boyfriends. Low correlations of ratings of intimacy were found only with responses to questions relating to mothers. Ratings of attachment to mothers were greater than attachment to fathers, and 56 romantically involved women had greater present attachment to their mothers than 39 who were not involved. Perhaps mothers influence the intimacy component more and fathers passion and commitment of the daughters.