Bad choices of lovers

[Brooke of the Land]

On the idea of having asshole fathers, and how that affects what type of man a girl will fall for... while my own father was not abusive (either emotionally or physically), he definitely was not Mr. Brady, either. For most of my life, all I remember is him being argumentative, disagreeable, and flat-out jerkish. Because of that, I promised myself that I would never fall for the kind of guy my father was/sometimes still is. I learned what kind of warning signs to avoid, and if I saw those traits in a partner, it was time to move on. Granted, I'm young yet and probably have not seen as much of the world as some people think I should, I've found a guy I want to spend the rest of my life with, and am going to marry in less than a year. He's probably the most opposite from my dad as a person can get, and I couldn't be happier with him.

I can see how many girls would get comfortable in the familiar feelings of what they grew up with, but there is the other side to take into consideration. Having a jerk father can definitely drive a girl to look for the good guys out there.