With Father’s Day right around the corner, there couldn’t be a better time for Dad’s to drop some knowledge on us. So if you’re going to meet the parents soon,
it’s probably a wise idea to take a few notes. Wouldn’t want to get the cold shoulder right off the bat.
“My daughter is currently living with her boyfriend, and he’s the nicest guy she’s ever dated. He’s 5 years older than her and works for a bank as a programmer and software analyst. He’s 27 and makes slightly more than I do at 55. He studies Philosophy and wants to teach. He’s unfailingly polite and clearly adores my daughter. He stuck with her through a health crisis that lasted months. We just got back from a week in Orlando with the whole family and the boyfriend, and he was good company the whole time. He shares my terror of heights and wild roller coasters, so he & I spent some time talking while the rest of the family rode coasters at Universal. The day we went to SeaWorld, he stayed behind and cleaned the condo, washed dishes, and did laundry. We have decided he’s definitely son-in-law material.” -RemoteLlama13
“I’m the daughter in question, but it is obvious that my current SO is my dad’s favorite and the reason why is very clear: he brought a BB8 robot when he first met my family at my college graduation so that he could better connect with my autistic brother. Now, whenever we visit my family, my brother will talk to him for hours about interests he usually only shares with family. Most recently, my SO sat with him for 2 hours at a wedding reception just talking about Pokemon.
He’s obviously an introvert and can get overwhelmed by social situations, but at every turn, he has made it clear that he cares about me, and that he sees caring for and being kind to my family as a natural extension of that. Also, he’s a programmer, and my dad is a programmer, that helps.” -Zouea
“Her current one, but they’ve been dating for years. He’s just a quiet, hard working guy that keeps to his own. He likes comics, too, so he can’t be all bad.” -The68Guns
“My daughter had just turned 18 and came to me asking for help in getting birth control pills. She’s had the same boyfriend since she was 14. He’s a great kid who holds down a job, manages his money well, respectful and a bit shy, just an all round decent type. Also, has very strict parents. So one day I get a call that his first car has broken down on a highway nearby, and he could use some help getting his car towed to the shop and a ride home. He’s unusually quiet on the ride home, and suddenly he speaks up and asks me if I could stop somewhere and buy him some condoms. Cue 2 minutes of dead silence and embarrassment. I pull into a Lawtons and spend a good 15 minutes looking for condoms I could only guess as appropriate, and return to the car to give them to him. More blushing and awkwardness. Surprise! When we arrive at his place he earnestly asks if he could leave them in my truck! So I store them in the bin, still, in that brown paper bag, they came in. A month later they went missing. He’s finishing college soon, she’s an educator, and they’re still very committed to each other. I see bouquets and babies in the future. I’m good with that.” -pmmeimmediately
“My daughter’s current boyfriend. They have been together for a few years and he seems to be turning into a good man. My daughter, while I love her more than life itself, has a bit of an attitude issue. She can be a real bitch sometimes. He has a way of calming her down when she gets riled up, hence he has earn d the title of “the bitch whisperer”. -CheeseCycle
“Parents, make sure you get to know the boy rather than judging him on superficial impressions. My parents loved my football-player boyfriend who was gregarious and outgoing. They were chilly toward a later boyfriend who was nerdy, socially awkward and reserved. Turns out the football player talked trash about me on the school bus and tried to pressure me into sex before I was ready. The nerd married me and twenty years later we have two beautiful children and a wonderful life together.” -Second_Location
“Older brother here.
The little sister has had two “boyfriends” that I’m aware of. The first one, who had the pleasure of screwing her up looks like a malnourished surfer with a dash of hipster. He currently works about 15 hours a week while volunteering at open mic nights in the hopes that “when they make it big, they will take me with” as a sound tech.
The other is a college student who is applying for real jobs and bought her flowers for her High school graduation. He got a haircut when he started applying for jobs and has had a conversation with me in regards to how I work in the professional field with my tattoos and how to cover them if need be(nothing on face, neck, or hands).
I’m cheering for dude #2 and he isn’t winning.” -Tampaburn
“After my boyfriend met my dad for the first time, we drove him home and on the way there we stopped at a McDonald’s. Both my dad and I are coffee drinkers, and my dad likes his exceptionally sweet. I always get a bit embarrassed when others see him pouring literally 15 sachets into a small cappuccino cup, so I apologized to my boyfriend out of habit. My boyfriend responds with “he needs all that sugar because he’s a sweet man!”. Needless to say, my dad is very fond of him!” -m1505
“They have never formally dated, at least she has never said anything, but his ability to persevere and do everything he can do to be around her is admirable. She lives a very active lifestyle- she runs, goes for walks, loves being outdoors… and her best friend, well… I mean, don’t feel bad for him, he has struck balance in his life, but he doesn’t have full use of his legs, and can’t walk.
Their relationship has been fun to watch as they grow together. She will bring him things, sometimes he will try to do it on his own. He hasn’t walked his whole life, so it’s nothing new, but sometimes I think he acts lazy just to get her to bring him things, like Buttercup and Wesley in The Princess Bride.
I swear, when she walks away you see this glint in his eye that says “one day, these wretched legs of mine will tire of seeing you leave, and I will follow you anywhere” š
So his “I won’t give up” attitude and his desire to have fun and be happy with my daughter have garnered my respect. Also, I love that the age difference doesn’t bother him. He knows that love knows no age. She is literally twice his age.
I guess it is worth pointing out that she is 14 months old and he is 7 months old.” -TeddyHiguera
“It was me, I was the favorite boyfriend. I would play games and entertain her younger brother while her mom cooked. I got him to say please and thank you for things. Helped with chores around the house and helped out at his business’s with tech support.
It’s been 8 years since we broke up, I’m married and have a son and her mom and dad still chat me up with hope I’ll get back with their daughter.” -bobthepomato
“I’m the daughter in this case, but my parents have made it well known who their favorite boyfriend has been.
My family and I have two dogs, one of which is severely special needs. We were going out of the country so we found a professional dogsitter for them. Of course, we let them know everything ahead of time.
Not even in Mexico for 24 hours and we get an email “I can’t tolerate your dog any longer. She has ruined my rug and never stops following us around the house. Send someone to get your dog right now. We can keep the other one.”
We were all obviously distressed. I text my boyfriend at the time about the situation. Within the next hour, he’s picked up both of the dogs, brought them back to our house, and had them both in the palm of his considerably large hand. He sent us pictures of him and the dogs extremely often. He spent a week in our house and when we returned, everything was clean. It was like we had never even left.” -punkrockblitzkrieg
“I won over my wife’s dad. He came home after the bar way back when my wife and I were 17 and 18. He gave the old thousand yard stare and “what are your intentions” etc. I said I was going to marry her. He yelled, “no little punk like you has the balls to marry my daughter”.
At the reception of our wedding 4 years later, I leaned to him and said: “not bad for a little punk with no balls huh?”.
He laughed and slapped me on the back. Been really good ever since.” -aj_ramone
“My mom apparently decided my husband was the one because of the boyfriends who stayed over at my parents house in the guest bedroom, he was the only one to make the bed and empty the trash.” -sarahhopefully
“When my daughter was seventeen, she started dating a high school classmate. She asked him, “Where are we going?” And he answered, “I think we should help each other become better people.” Nine years later, and that’s what they’re doing still. I also like the fact that she chose to share this with me.” -Flockofdingos
Via AskReddit
