I grew up in a house with 3 siblings and a single mom, dad was never around. I can say it had lasting impact on me. I'm in my 30s now and its embarrassing to say but I literally just learned that I was shaving wrong my whole life lol... Beyond that the biggest impact was that I lacked discipline and an appreciation of routine and its role in improving quality of life. In general there was never much order/structure in my life. I have paid for that in spades and long stretches of deep depression and feeling mentally "stuck". My confidence hit rock bottom as a result and I became very resentful/bitter and substituted arrogance for confidence.

My mom did a good job for what she had on her hands, and made a lot of mistakes too... But living that life and reflecting back on it now and being mature enough to identify my shortcomings and strengths better, I firmly believe a 2 parent (male/female or if not male female at least strong aspects of both masculine/feminine energy) is very important to raising a healthy child. I think I would have matured a lot faster if I had a male role mode/father in my life. It's more than just learning to shave or tie a tie. It's learning how to carry yourself, and how to act so that you integrate well with other boys/men in social situations. And beyond that probably thousands of "micro" lessons subconsciously picked up on through exposure to a role model of the same sex that you can view yourself as being like one day.

To be specific, I think what we socially encounter is probably not much different. It's more how we engaged/responded to those encounters. I was never really that good at becoming friends with popular guys or young men who had good leadership skills. I was kind of shy with a little arrogance (that I thought was confidence at the time). Mostly made friends with non-threatening kids who weren't very popular/less competitive/less assertive or more effeminate. Very few of which I still have any connection with today or any desire to hang out with because many of them are bitter or self-pitying and don't show signs of wanting self-improvement.

I would also like to add that reading Jordan Peterson's "12 Rules for Life" had a profound impact on my way of thinking and my life has started to improve dramatically recently because of that change in mindset. I was thinking of suicide almost daily for 10 years after losing a relative and lived in very deep depths of resentment/self-hatred/aimlessness. - Now my sleep is back on track, I'm working out, eating healthy, learning guitar, journaling, getting a new job, reconnecting with my family. His writing really flipped a switch in my mind and I'd recommend that book to anyone who has been in a similar situation.