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Dad being protective (even over-protective) is something that most daughters just have to learn to accept. Odds are, he will _never_ be totally a-okay with the guy you're dating--he wants the best for you, and may even be a little jealous about you looking to another guy. (This coming from a married woman who got veeeeeery fed up with dad being a pain even though my bf, and then fiance, is well-to-do, treats me right, we get along great, never slept together before marriage, he's polite to my family, gets along great with my brother, etc, etc, etc)
Not to say that you shouldn't try to listen to his advice--it sounds like he has some good points. But, this is something you're probably not going to be able to make him stop doing, no matter what you say to him, or how responsible you are. (Now, if he's being outright rude to your bf, it might be worth trying to sit down and have a calm conversation, maybe over a father-daughter lunch out, about the particular ways in which he expresses his protectiveness. You just won't be able to change the way he feels.) He's expressing that he loves you, even if it doesn't always seem that way :P
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