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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Oedipal" and "Oedipus Complex" are two different things.  See English 101.

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You need to go back to Psych 101.  It has nothing to do with English 101.   Oedipal complex is the less commonly used term for Oedipus complex a Freudian theory that concentrates upon a child's desire to have sexual relations with the parent of the opposite sex.[/quote]

Hesitating to post on this thread, which has gone seriously south, but what the heck . . .

Above is certainly the Psych 101 version of the very broad topic of Oedipal issues.  In fact it covers (among many other things) how we handle the realization that two person relationships affect important third parties - e.g., how my desire to have Dad to myself affects my relationship with Mom.  Or how my relationship with Mary affects my connection to Jane, who feels left out.  Or how I feel slighted by Mary if I'm Jane.

In other words, the whole gamut of inclusion, exclusion, and competition in family, social, and work relationships.  And pretty central to the great difficulty of relationships with in-laws.[/quote]

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