Admittedly I'm a little intoxicated right now, but I had a thought. Can having both parents be a subtle boost to self esteem? People who had both parents in their life had a mother and a father, they don't have to spend their lives looking for a replacement. They already have a mommy and daddy so they don't put others on a pedestal, they are satisfied and loved and maybe that is what starts them down the path to self actualization. Again, just a theory, but is it ludicrous? 
