<p>historymom and HighlandMom – He’s available, and of course I think he’s cute and charming too, but he’d probably be mortified if I identified him here.! :o But if your daughters are headed for the Claremont system, let me know! 
(BTW, historymom, he doesn’t like much makeup on a girl anyway. He keeps asking me, why do girls wear that cr@p? :D)</p>
<p>woody, the response from fathers has never been negative – it really depends on the father. The first one he asked told him, “You did the right thing by asking.” And although the girl wasn’t romantically interested, they’ve become friends and he’s developed a great relationship with the parents. OTOH, the most recent father he asked – from a less traditional family – said, “Go right ahead and ask her, I couldn’t stop you anyway.” </p>
<p>ec1234 and bela – He’s not asking for the father’s permission to take the girl out – only permission to ask her. The choice is still hers, but Dad does have veto power. But maybe you’ll appreciate the notion that he’s running interference with your dad so you don’t have to… if your dad finds the guy unacceptable, the guy won’t ask you out and you won’t have any conflict with dad over dating him.</p>
<p>Once he and the prospective girls are in college, away from home and past the age of consent, I don’t know whether (or how) he’ll continue asking the fathers. But I know he’ll always consider it important to know the parents and make sure they’re comfortable with him.</p>