Which of the 7 Mother-Daughter Relationship Types Are You?

by Swapnil Adivarekar September 30, 2022

“A mother is the only person in the world, who can turn a daughter’s worries and fears into happiness.”

1. The Role Reversal

This is one of the funniest videos I've ever seen. The mother takes on the role of the daughter in this relationship, and vice versa. In this family, the daughter is the one who makes the big decisions, the one who is in charge, whereas the mother, with her youthful heart, struggles if she takes a step without first consulting her daughter.

2. The Sisters

The mother was too young when she gave birth to her daughter, so they practically grew up together, which is a common scenario for this type. Their bond is more akin to that of sisterhood. They share clothes, and the daughter addresses her mother's friends by their first names as if they are her friends as well. They have formed a gang.

3. The Ambitious & the Executor

There is no love like a mother's love for her daughter; it is this love that drives the mother in this type of relationship to have her daughter try and experience everything she hasn't done or experienced herself. She wishes for her to travel the world, attend the best colleges, and fall madly in love. They work well together, and she is her daughter's best cheerleader, encouraging her to make the most of life.

4. The Authoritarian & The Submissive

I know we were on a roll, but this type needs to be mentioned, especially since it gets mixed up with the third one. This is the type in which the mother takes control of her daughter's life and makes all of her decisions. She simply erases her daughter's personality and wishes for her to be a carbon copy of her!

5. The Best Friends

Who better to keep your secrets, to be your shoulder to cry on, or to listen to you when you're in pain than your mother? When she does this and knows what to say and how to say it to you, she earns the title of your best friend. But it's not all drama here; your BFF, aka your mother, is also your shopping buddy, love expert, and bank account.

6. The Strangers

I'm bursting the happy bubble yet again. I dare to say that this is the most common of the types on the list. Here, the mother and daughter are the last to learn about each other's lives. They don't involve each other in their problems, decisions, or happy times unless necessary. Sometimes it's a one-sided relationship, and other times they're practically strangers to each other.

7. The Mismatch

So, let us conclude on a happy note. This is the type in which the mother constantly wonders where her daughter came from. They are opposed in every way; fashion, music, way of thinking, everything! But that doesn't stop their love for each other; they find a middle ground to stand on, and in some ways, they complete each other.

So, what kind of mother-daughter relationship do you have? Perhaps you have another type to add to the list; please share your ideas with us.