After decades of hearing about this in my consultation room and experiencing this in my own life, I must say that the mother-daughter relationship is clearly extremely complicated. I have not met a single mother or daughter who described their relationship as easy, despite often describing the relationship as close and even loving. Factors That Shape the Mother-Daughter Relationship in Adolescence and AdulthoodThere are a number of factors at play in the mother-daughter relationship. Managing Boundaries When Daughters Become MothersAnother difficult stage between mothers and daughters often comes to life when the daughters raise children. If there is no tension in your relationship with your daughter, then my guess is that the relationship is likely superficial.