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How did Warren Buffett's need for love and acceptance influence his personal relationships?

Warren Buffett's need for love and acceptance significantly influenced his personal relationships. Growing up with a verbally abusive mother, he developed a strong desire to feel loved and to be with women who would not criticize him. This led him to marry Susie, who provided the love and acceptance he craved. However, his work often took precedence over his family, causing strain in his relationships. Despite Susie's hope that he would spend more time at home once he had made enough money, this never happened, and she eventually moved out.

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Born in 1930, Buffet grew up during the Great Depression with a stockbroker father and a verbally abusive mother. Idolizing one parent, and loathing another shaped Buffet's life. His mother Leila would often tongue-lash both Warren and his older sister until they were sobbing. As a result, Buffett grew up with undying need to feel loved, and to be with women who would never criticize him. When he married Susie, he finally found what was missing in his life, but Susie and their three children came second to his work.Unbeknownst to him, she secretly hoping that once he made enough money, he would spend more time at home. Fifty-two years later, Susie never got her wish, and moved out. In hindsight, his vanity plate THRIFTY, should have given her a clue.

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