What was the first meeting like with your wife/girlfriends father

[Bilt4Comfort]

Cookie dough and what? You gotta be kidding me? Together...in the same bowl?

[th1npower]

two entirely separate items to eat, not concomittantly

cookie dough..

broccoli salad - broccoli, raisins, sunflower seeds, mayo, & other things i'm sure..

[Ishpeck]

What was the first meeting like with your wife/girlfriends father

Hell.

[bat54r]

Originally Posted by Dhunter55

Met my FIL for the first time at the airport in Portland, OR. My wife and I were in the Navy, on leave, and on our way to Iceland. I had only talked to him a few times on the phone before we met. The wife and I were already engaged and I wasn't real sure how it was gonna go with me being 17 and my wife 21. On the way out of the airport parking lot he reaches back across the front seat to hand me a flask of whiskey and says, "Here, I think you might need some of this". He was right.

A few days later when I finally got the nerve to ask for his daughter's hand he just laughed and said, "Are you sure? She's pretty headstrong". We always got along great. He was "Dad" to me for 34 years and he always treated me like a son. We lost him earlier this year at 81.

Sorry for your loss Dhunter, Sounds like he was a great guy.

[bat54r]

Originally Posted by XD NewB

Meeting my future FIL was uneventful, but her grandfather was another story. He was about 5'10, fireplug type of body, had lost a leg early in life due to polio, and was very protective of his oldest grand-daughter.

Anyhow, we went over to his house one winter evening, had supper, and I thought everything was going fine. After dinner he asked me to help him bring in some firewood from the woodshed. I said sure, and follow him out to the shed. Once inside, this gimpy old man whips out a rusty Barlow knife, flips it open, sticks it towards my chin, and tells me "If you ever hurt my grand-daughter I will f@cking cut you".

I stammered some type of reply, and then we carried the firewood into the house. Everyone inside was smiling, turns out this was standard fare for when his daughters were dating, and he should continue the tradition with his grand-daughters.

I didn't think it was all that funny at the time.

Wow.. Must have made the rest of the night a little uncomfy!

[bat54r]

Originally Posted by th1npower

my FIL & i both LOVE cherry coke.. it's liquid crack!

the wife & i were living in new orleans for a yr & we came back to visit the in-laws. this was a few months prior proposing to my wife, so my FIL & i are talking @ the dinner table about what his daughter was worth. after some bartering, i wrote up a note saying that i'd take her off his hands for a 2-liter of cherry coke, @ the time 99 cents plus a nickel deposit. ..sure enough, on our wedding day i held true to the deal & gave him a bottle of the liquid goodness.

my in-laws are the kindest, coolest, most laid back people around.. my MIL makes me cookie dough & broccoli salad to eat & the FIL lets me drive the tractors, shoot my guns on the farm, & ride my dirtbike all over. i am incredibly lucky!

Thats great! I feel the same about my in-laws.

[bat54r]

Some interesting stories here guys thanks, I've enjoyed reading them. Keep em coming.

[bkelm18]

Out of the four women I've seriously dated, the meeting with the first girl's father was uneventful. Met him just prior to taking her to a movie back in high school. He was a pretty laid back guy. Never met the 2nd girl's father, though I heard he was a hard-headed Air Force guy. Met the third girl's father when my gf and I went to their house for Easter. I liked him, he was a good guy. Pretty uneventful. And never met the fourth girl's father, but he had a pretty good hand in ending our engagement, haha. Long story, religious issues.

[PeaceKeepr]

When we first started to date, I showed up @ her mother and step-dad's place. They were on the porch waiting on me I think. I got out of the truck, trying to keep a straight face while walking up there, all eye on me and everything. I introduced myself and we chatted and laughed a bit and her dad said "Y'all look like brother and sister." They are pretty great people. Always willing to help and just have easy going type of personalities.

[mhillsing23]

I never got to meet my wife's father as we lived in MO and he lived in ME. He passed away soon after we began dating. I did have some good conversations on the phone with him before his passing. I can't wait to see him again and thank him for raising such an awesome girl!