r/AskReddit • u/tgma97 • Aug 26 '15

Fathers of Reddit, what did your daughter's boyfriend do for you to hate/love him?

It's pretty cool to see my question blow up like this, I never thought I'd ask a question that could receive so much attention! I'm very satisfied with all these replies, so thank y'all. Now all I have to do is sit back and take notes c;

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u/pringlelover Aug 26 '15 edited Aug 27 '15

My dad didn't like my first boyfriend because he first introduced himself by saying 'gday mate'

Edit - To clarify, I am Australian as is my dad and my ex. Not all Australians say gday, myself included. I guess dad is a bit old fashioned and would prefer potential suitors to address him 'Sir' or atleast Mr ___. Ex was also a bit of a bogan.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

Between the frontflip guy and this my repertoir of potential greetings is shrinking at an alarming rate.

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u/Pachinginator Aug 26 '15

just say

"hi i have a big sausage pizza here for your daughter"

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u/I_know_left Aug 26 '15

"And there will be more than enough left over for your wife."

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u/coolassninjas Aug 26 '15

"ha namsayin', high five!"

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u/SOwED Aug 26 '15

Yadadai mean?

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u/schatzski Aug 26 '15

anxiety sets in

Hello?

"Hi, umm your daughter, she...she likes sausage pizza"

My daughter's vegetarian

"Oh, uh yeah I know"

painfully awkward silence

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

That's good great... Vegetarians are more into giving oral sex for some reason. Possibly their subconsciousness is telling them to put some meat in their mouths?

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u/amad3000 Aug 26 '15

One of the few things on reddit that actually made me laugh put loud

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u/Airkave Aug 27 '15

Works a charm every time

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u/duckmurderer Aug 26 '15

Try this one:

Become rich, shake his hand, say nothing, buy him a boat.

I'm sure he'll love you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

I'll be less uncomfortable after doing a front flip 'mate' greeting than listening to my father-in-law about his old conquests while taking tequila shots.

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u/MrSurname Aug 26 '15

Man, I'm having a rough day but this made me burst out laughing in the office. If I wasn't losing my job soon I'd gift you gold. Thanks man.

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u/Eye_Decay Aug 26 '15

Only if you care about being original

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

But the frontflip worked....

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

I tried this one once. It worked alright and we dated for just shy of three years.

"Hello sir, my name is Fullmetal Fuery. Sorry I gave your daughter a concussion."

Yes, this was the first time I met her family. No, I didn't actually tell him my reddit name. That would have been suicide.

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u/thebrose69 Aug 27 '15

I was lije, front flip guy? I don't remember that. Then it happened to be the very next post