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How your mother shapes your relationship habits

Mother and daughter with closed eyes embracing. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

You've probably heard the phrase, "You're turning into your mother." It's often said with a laugh, but there is more truth behind it than we might realise.

The mother-daughter bond is usually our first experience of love and emotional connection, and it quietly becomes the blueprint for how we relate to others as adults.

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