Sydneysider
New member
world is she talking about? First of all, I look like such a sweet, lovable guy, I just don't get how I supposedly am scaring anyone away. I'm 6'1", 215# of tattoo-covered teddy bear, and my personality is all sparkles and sunshine.
I am very pleasant when she brings a boy by for the wife and me to meet, too---we require our little girl to bring her prospective dates over for us; we're old-fashioned like that. Anyway, I make the usual small talk; you know, we compare our various institutes of higher education, with them telling me their plans to attend, say, Iowa State University, and me chiming in about my four productive years at the California Institution for Men, Chino.
We also discuss our various hobbies, the boys usually telling me something like what songs they collect on their iPods, and me taking the trouble to show them my vast gun collection. I always think it is good to share future goals, so I listen while they say they want to one day be a doctor, and I tell them how I want to make it through one anger-management course without having the police called on me. It's a nice time of us getting to know one another.
Anyway, I really don't see how I have done anything to scare boys off from dating my daughter. She claims I am overprotective, but I think I'm just trying to put my best foot forward for company. The thing I can't figure out is what it is about my daughter that sends these boys running for the hills. She is pretty and pleasant, so I just can't figure out how she manages to send out a vibe that scares these guys off. What in the world could be going on?
I am very pleasant when she brings a boy by for the wife and me to meet, too---we require our little girl to bring her prospective dates over for us; we're old-fashioned like that. Anyway, I make the usual small talk; you know, we compare our various institutes of higher education, with them telling me their plans to attend, say, Iowa State University, and me chiming in about my four productive years at the California Institution for Men, Chino.
We also discuss our various hobbies, the boys usually telling me something like what songs they collect on their iPods, and me taking the trouble to show them my vast gun collection. I always think it is good to share future goals, so I listen while they say they want to one day be a doctor, and I tell them how I want to make it through one anger-management course without having the police called on me. It's a nice time of us getting to know one another.
Anyway, I really don't see how I have done anything to scare boys off from dating my daughter. She claims I am overprotective, but I think I'm just trying to put my best foot forward for company. The thing I can't figure out is what it is about my daughter that sends these boys running for the hills. She is pretty and pleasant, so I just can't figure out how she manages to send out a vibe that scares these guys off. What in the world could be going on?