I have read more articles than I can count on why it is totally old fashioned for a boy to have to come meet your dad, ask for your hand in marriage, or get your dad's blessing before any big milestones. I am here to tell you that rather it be your dad, step dad, fatherly figure, mom that acts as a dad, grandfather that is the closest thing you have to a dad, or someone else's dad that acts as yours sometimes, it is not old fashioned to ask him for his blessing; it is respectful.

I expect every guy that has any sort of meaning in my life to meet and respect my father. My dad has been my best friend since as far back as I can remember. It is not a cult thing or a weird submissive thing, it is simply that you respect your father's opinion of the people you are investing your time in.

Your dad is your first love, the one man I turn to when I am afraid of my future or even my past. His opinion on guys has always been spot on, he has never held back on how he felt and when he likes a guy he likes a guy, and when he doesn't, it is not a secret. So I am not going to agree with the feminist movement that asking for my dad's blessing is a thing of the past, I will not settle for anyone my father does not feel comfortable for me to be with.

This goes hand in hand with daddy daughter nights, dads being their kid's valentines until they are older, or little girls being a "daddy's girl". It is not creepy or psychotic, it is not wrong to teach your daughter to want the door opened for her or her chair pulled out. I agree women have more power than they are given credit for, but teaching your daughter that it is okay to be swept off of her feet is not a bad thing. She deserves to be spoiled and treated right, just as he does and it is by no means old fashioned to encourage that.

So many girls are settling for guys that are disrespectful and not worthy of all that they have to offer, and glorifying the fact that "if he pushes me down that means he has a crush on me". It is not a bad thing to have a father remind you what you deserve and who you deserve.