Strict Fathers On How Their Daughter’s Boyfriend Officially Won Them Over

If your partner is close with their family, you’ll want to get along with their parents. Here are some real fathers on the way their daughter’s partner officially won them over:

“The boy did chores without being asked. Hard to hate a boy who does the chores.” — whatfingwhat

“The moment I met my son-in-law, I liked him. He was smart, educated, and a real gentleman. He opens the car doors for my daughter and he treats her with a lot of respect. He saves his money and doesn’t spend frivolously and best of all….they never ask for a dime. He’s a keeper.” — [deleted]

“He’s 26 and my daughter is 18. I don’t like that. But he fashioned me a wooden desk and painted my office. That, I like.” — WhatIfIWasYourMom

“He bought me scotch for my birthday after dating her for only a couple of months. Now I’ll explain why that’s good. It showed that he had already realized family is important to my daughter, that birthdays are important in our family, and that scotch was something that would be appreciated. That suggested he cared about what she cared about. They’re married now and I’m happy about that. He gave my wife something similarly nice the next month for her birthday, but since it wasn’t scotch I can’t remember what he did.” — jhan56

“Started taking care of oil changes for her car! I knew he was a keeper!” — 1jrjrhank

“My youngest son has a type of congenital myopathy that makes him very weak. While he can walk, he can’t run or jump and falls down a lot. Needless to say he finds this very humiliating (he is 16). We were at a restaurant and my son was standing next to me with untied shoelaces. Unfortunately he tripped and, due to his weakness, could not catch himself, crashing heavily to the ground in the middle of a crowded restaurant. My daughter’s boyfriend, without missing a beat, immediately lay down next to him on the floor and asked him, ‘how is it going down here’ and otherwise made some small talk to ease some of my son’s embarrassment. He has always treated my son like his little brother but that selfless act was unforgettable. Needless to say I have loved him like a son ever since.” — mikechatdoc

“At first I loathed this guy. He is an asshole. Poorly done tattoos. No education. Smoked and drank quite a bit. But treated my daughter right. And then like a fungus he grew on me. I was divorcing her mom and moved in with them. Found out he’s a gamer. Then found out how much of a friend he was. Dude has your back through anything. Need to get picked up from jail? Done. Ex wife steals your car ripping out the fuses and license plates? No problem. He goes to pick up the car while I’m at work and puts it back together. Didn’t ask for cash. The list goes on from there. He ended up leaving my daughter but I still consider him my friend.” — avgjoegeek