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Originally Posted by rubecube
You don't think I've been doing this for the past two years? I've made every effort to try and get to know the guy and show him I respect him and is daugther, but I'm not permanently in his debt. Furthermore, if I don't plan on getting married then he needs to deal with it because it's mine and my girlfriend's relationship - not his.
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By the things you've wrote in this thread, I don't think you've been making the type of effort most parents would expect.
I think you have a lower standard of what that effort should be than most, but I guess that's fair for you to have.
It's also fair for me to think your effort and attitude sucks, and side with the dad.
Your last sentence here sums it up with the relationship not being his. I don't think any relationship can work, if you don't try to make it work with the greater family/friends. The relationship is yours and your GF's, but you don't live in a bubble and it's only gonna hurt your relationship to act like you do.