Is it normal i can't keep a girlfriend because i keep thinking about her dad?

I have been in a steady relationship with a great girl for about 2 weeks now. She is a wonderful person, but I keep imagining what her father must be going through.

I'm a good clean successful guy, I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. But I feel like I'm just not good enough for a man like her father to give away his daughter to me so that I can have dirty thoughts about her. Maybe I'm insecure or have low self esteem but I can't help but have these thoughts. I keep thinking that if I was her father, would I be happy about her dating a guy like me? And I'm conflicted and lose all interest in love, romance, and sex after thinking this way.

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  • Koda

    Trust me, not every dad thinks like this. Certainly my dad never did.

    Anyway, a daughter isn't a man's property to give away. Both parents should naturally worry about who both their female AND male children end up with, but a lot of the time, the stereotype that people worry about is this overprotective dad who won't let anyone touch his daughter but high-fives his son for getting laid the first time. This is not only sexist to BOTH genders, but kind of sick. I always get a creepy vibe from these types. It's almost as if they've themselves laid a sexual claim over their daughters; like, I made her, I should have her. It's creepy.

    Your own attitude toward yourself, and by extension other young men in general, is not healthy. The only question to ask yourself when you're trying to figure out if you deserve to be with someone is: does this person love me as much as I love them?

    This girl is not her father nor her father's property. If he thinks he has any real clout in what his daughter does, he's sorely mistaken. The only two people whose opinions matter in a relationship in the end are the two people in it. Period.

    Obviously, you do have self-worth issues to work on, but for now, just focus on how you feel about her, not on what her family might think of you. When you do learn to love, respect, and appreciate yourself (AND your gender) in all your qualities and flaws, you'll realize you DO deserve love and nobody should stand in the way of that.

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    • thank you for your well thought out response, much appreciated!

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      • Koda

        You're welcome. I hope you come to see yourself as your girlfriend sees you. :)

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  • timetochange

    Get a hold of yourself. Now as father I will tell you no one is good enough. My daughters all have good men. They all think that way and are a little scared of me. I love all three of these men like own sons but I will never let them know this. lol Believe me if you are all you say you are then he will brag about you. You never hear it but he will.

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  • dom180

    What's her dad got to do with it? Fuck that shit, if you're happy and she's happy that's enough.

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  • RoseIsabella

    So what kinda guy are you? When you say a guy like me what does that mean?

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    • well i think i'm just average so have doubts whether her dad would ever approve of me

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  • seekelp

    I was a dating a girl this one time, but I kept thinking sexy thoughts about her dad so the relationship kinda fizzled out.

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    • lol, it's worse when the girl has too strong of a resemblance to her father, it's hard to unsee that o.0

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  • ArayaLioness

    I think a lot of people fear what the parents think of them. A simple conversation with the parent should allay your fears imo.

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  • You're not going to impress anybody with that attitude.

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  • TrustMeImLying

    Ever try to figure out what it is about you that makes you think you're "just not good enough for a man like her father?" What I mean is, what more do you think you need to do/have in order for her father's approval?

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  • Rebel_2

    Maybe after things get more serious and you meet her father things for you will get better. I'm sure that the father wouldn't have any problems with you and once you know that, you can move on and stop thinking about him. You said you don't drink or smoke do drugs and you're successful. You have nothing to worry about. c:

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