“Do have your own money?”

“Do you own your own home?”

“How old are you?”

“Have you ever been married?”

“Do you have any children?”

“Don’t tell me, you have a criminal record? You don’t do you?”

“You’re not a pervert then are you?”

I would imagine that every married man reading this has been subjected to questions of this nature by their prospective father-in-law at some point in their relationship, probably before the actual marriage took place. Unless you are retarded, you’re not going to admit to being a pervert at this point, so it all seems fairly straight forward on the surface. Of course, admitting to being a pervert after you’ve married his daughter would make Christmas visits with the in-laws much more interesting. In fact, you probably wouldn’t even have to admit it, you could simply wear a gimp mask whilst carving the turkey, and let him join up the dots by himself.

The point being, that fathers want the best for their little-girls, and they obviously want to ensure they’re not giving her away to some freakish sexual deviant, destitute philanderer, or James Blunt fan. I do not mind this, as it shows they care about who their daughter will end up with, and a loving family background is important when looking for a long-term girlfriend. On my list it is right up there with being smoking hot and having big boobs.

However, I do mind when these questions are asked by a concerned father after you’ve danced with his daughter for all of five minutes.  Even if she was a bridesmaid.  And it was her brothers wedding we were attending.

I have never run so fast in my entire life.

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