Those who give thumbs down to this man right here have obviously not been using FML for long. You made me laugh man!

Thank you I'm like reading all these replied and everyone's acting like it's totally normal. Like what the ****? I call bullshit. He made that up. How does one wrestle a bear? There's no rules in that fight. It's not like the best will be like okay you win I'll leave you alone. It would not stop until you or it is dead or near dead. Unless it's like a cub. Just no this is dumb. Lol

General rule, doesn't apply to everybody: But girls are 1) more emotional and 2) teenage girls to ladies in their early 20s are notoriously gullible. I think just as a parent, somebody should sit down with their kids and people taking their kids on a date and get to know them. Be invested in their lives. Not to intimidate, just to set the expectations and get a feel for who their are. But I also think dads feel more of a need to protect their daughters, because they don't recover from broken hearts very easily.

Sorry, I forgot men don't have feelings.

That's not what I said, but okay. Science shows men have a much easier time distancing themselves from their emotions to focus on something else. Women are emotional creatures. It's not a good things, it's not a bad thing. It's just a we're different thing. Go look it up if you don't believe me.

37/44, I'm going to ignore the more ignorant parts of your comment in my response. Parents should support their children, but they should not live their children's lives for them. While I understand the desire to shelter and protect your children from heartache, that is incredibly unrealistic, and unfair to your child, who will grow up with a very narrow world-view and be unable to handle emotional crises when they happen. Heartbreak, failed relationships, all of that is a part of life. All of those things help us grow and mature as humans. Parents should get to know the important people in their children's lives, but they don't get to decide who those people are. If your child is heartbroken, you should be there to support and comfort your child, not off exacting vengeance for that child's broken heart.

44, studies have shown that men actually tend to be more emotional, but better at hiding it. Peer pressure and gender stereotypes also play into it, but you're wrong that men are less emotional than women.

Men are not less emotional than women, in fact science shows we're more alike than different. However, to be "strong" and not show emotion is what society and people expect of men, so often they bottle it up, which I want to make clear is not "handling emotions better." In fact, it's the opposite, and it's considered better for people, including men, if they express their emotions. These expectations are the reason men have higher suicide rates and depression. They are expected to just "handle" everything themselves all the time, and not display when they're having problems, which leads to not seeking help or airing out their troubles. That being said, I think you vastly underestimate women lol, which is what a lot of father's do, mine included. It depends on the individual girl of course, but the stereotype that we're the fragile type is just not correct. We can handle ourselves fine, we don't need a protector. A father or anyone, has no right to interfere in their child's personal life with their SO, studies show that giving them distance and privacy is actually better. It's their business and they can handle it themselves, unless they say otherwise, or their SO is being seriously abusive. Heartbreak and issues are always going to happen at some point, and people need to experience this to grow as a person, and also to understand how to handle relationships themselves.

Even if that's the reasoning, which is wrong like the other said, how many fathers do you think do this shit when the daughter is lesbian and bring home their girlfriend?

Well, I don't think OP's gonna be able to ask where he got a bear in such good condition.

Did you guys then compete at who could piss the furthest?

It's stupid. When do you see dads doing this for their sons. Never, hm? Now why is that?

If he cares about his daughter, he would respect her decisions about her relationships and her life. I really don't get what fathers like this hope to accomplish—especially if this is the first time meeting the boyfriend. It seems like a no-win to me. Scare off someone your daughter may really love and who may love her? Scare someone who doesn't love your daughter into staying with her? I'd be incredibly pissed if my parents tried to interfere with my life like that.

As long as she's not dating a total ****-up or someone that would hurt her, there is no need to be a macho asshole for protection.