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They say that women marry men that remind them of their fathers.
One thing that Mr. Bee and my dad probably have in common is that they're both huge on family. My dad is the biggest family man, and we went on a family trip pretty much once a month until I graduated high school. Mr. Bee is also very close to his family, which was one of the reasons I fell in love with him. 
He talked about his family a lot the first night we met. I hope to continue that frequent family trip tradition with our family (once we start one)!
But personality-wise, I think Mr. Bee and my dad are very different. Opposite even!
What about you? Is your FI anything like your father?
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Only in that they both love sports and politics. When Mr. Bruschetta met the fam -- Sister and BIL Bruschetta hadn't gottent together yet -- Daddy B was like an overexcited puppy dog. Finally, a guy to talk to about guy stuff! After 17 years!
Oh wow, actually, one of the things that first attracted me to boyfriend is how unlike my dad he is. We started dating during a really difficult and painful time for my family, and boyfriend was, and continues to be, so steady. Where my dad zooms around like a 4 year old boy in a 56 year old offensive lineman body (Happy! Frustrated! Cranky! Mad! Hungry! Happy!), boyfriend is so level about everything. He reminds me about my mom's dad, who I've never seen get really outwardly angry.
They do share a love of road trips, history, the ability to not laugh at me when I make a random comment about the history of something we are driving past, Excel spreadsheets and baseball (never combine your engineer boyfriend, baseball statistics, Excel spreadsheet and your dad, trust me- you never make it down to the dock, they yap about numbers all morning!).
I think its easier for me to see ways they are different than similarities they share.
Probably more than I'd like to admit! They both computer geeks, both hate pees, same political views, like sports & nascar, cars,.....Hmmmm I'm thinking I'll have to say yes!
In some ways they are similar but in other ways very different. However, both are very big on family as well. They both like to explore new places and always mix up words/names with strange things. Mr. Ducky is much more handy than my dad, although my dad tries. I think that is some ways they both have similar laid back dispositions.
my dad and fiance are very similar. Intellectual, love to tease, goofballs, hard-working, and not big on talking on the phone. One big difference though is my dad loves sports almost to the point of obsession. Fiance hates almost all sports, doesn't watch anything, but will play soccer on occasion
even with all their similarities, they didn't "click" as well as I'd hoped...maybe it's because of the distance..or for the same reasons I don't "click" with his mom (though he says we are quite similar!) We are so cliche. :-)
Yes...they are so similar it's funny! Between their mutual love of power tools, Lowe's, Home Depot & "premium" beers...I have NEVER seen my dad (who is darling) get along SO well with any guy I've ever dated before. And they both have very similar personalities, easy-going, kind, with a goofy sense of humor. My mom & I almost have to drag them away from one another when we are headed home after a visit.
The funniest thing is how different I thought they were until this weekend. I was with my mom and put my boyfriend on speaker and she listened to the whole conversation. When we finished, she remarked how much he was like my dad. Just the way he reasoned things and different things that he thought were funny. I never realized it but I guess she is right!
I think they are a lot a like. Mr. CC is a little politically charged, and so is my dad. And baseball and football are kings. Anyway, they get along great and that's what's important to me.
My Fi and dad are both hard workers who believe in putting family first, other than that, there isn't too much in common. I think I am actually more like his mother. We have similar personalities. People say women marry guys like their dads, but I think my fi is marrying a girl like his mom.
i don't think they could be more different...very much opposite personalities!
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Only thing they really have in common is they are both foodies( as am I), it's their sport of choice. Really he's more like my mom , which is great because I am VERY much my fathers daughter. My dad and my mom make a great team , I can only hope we can do as well 
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My dad and FI couldn't be more different - BUT - my FI reminds me SO much of my late grandfather. I love noticing the similarities. :)
My dad and my father in law are very very similar. So although Mr. P isn't too much like my dad I can see why we've ended up together. My father told me recently he wishes he lived closer to us so he could spend more time with Mr. P's dad. What am I, chopped liver? Oh well. :)
They're prolly more similar than I'd like to admit:
Stubborn
A bit jealous
Opinionated
BUT
Fiercely loyal
Artistic
Adoring
It was the first thing I noticed...I was like...holy crap...I'm dating my dad! I had a bit of an Oedipus moment and I freaked out. Then I thought "Hey, I like my dad. Why wouldn't I want someone like him??" Now I'm totally cool with it!
@Mighty - totally felt the same way when we started dating! LOL! The first time they met, the first thing Dad did was take him out to the backyard to show him the woodworking project he had going on...Mum looked out the door & said "Oh look! Dad's in love!" :)
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Mine is like my dad in that all American boy kind of way. But they have differing interests (other than sports). So I guess I'll say they could definitely be more different than they are. But part of me wants to say they really aren't alike. But being the daughter, I'm not sure if I can objectively answer.
They are similar in that they both have a really big heart for others and being helpful, and they are very deliberate in the words they choose. We once had a big parents-couple conversation about what the invitations were going to say, and they were both sitting there saying things like, "Well, I think that I will have to consider the potential implications behind that allegation in order to not be perceived as duplicitous." Not exactly that, but something similarly as wordy. At one point, my mom actually started laughing and leaned over to me and said, "Wow, he sounds like your dad!"
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Short answer: NO.
Slightly longer answer: They're both very smart and self-sufficient.
I love my father, but I have ZERO desire to marry anyone who's like him personality-wise. He has a very quick temper and whatever he says goes, period.
My dad and my fiance are alpha male, "man's man" kind of guys. I wish they could have met each other before my dad passed away. I think they would have gotten along great.
Polar opposites which is one of the reasons i am marrying him. He's fiercely honest, creative, altruistic and a believer.
I would say that they are not very much alike at all. But people who knew my father better (you know, as someone other than "Dad") might disagree.
Opposites, definitely! But they're alike in the big ways -- big on family, like many of you have said, dedicated to their faith, and loyal to the bone. Their personalities are not at all alike, though.
They have traits that are similar, but they are very different in terms of their hobbies and interests. Both are fairly laid back, have similar sense of humors, are creative, and like to work hard/play hard. But my Dad is an outdoor enthusiast and a sports nut, where FH would MUCH rather play video games, work on website design, or curl up and watch a documentary with me.
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OMG yes! I didn't realize how similar they are until they met for the first time. The stood eye-to-eye at 5'8", looking at each other through extremely thick glasses. They both have brown hair and brown eyes, went to the same college (and so did I, that's where we met), and were wrestlers. They are both very hard working, very smart, and extremely anayltical. One thing that has changed through the 8 years we've been dating... prior to my dad meeting my FI, I had never seen my dad watch any sports whereas my FI is a sports nut. Now when I go home, dad has a football game on every Sunday so he has something to talk about to my FI. So cute!
Almost different in every way except both are smart, funny, and like to tease me.
God, I hope not : )
However, they both like to read (all the time) and both are not big on sports. FI is a very social guy and is not egotistical and my dad is the complete opposite. I think I lucked out with my guy!
No! Not at all. My dad is the stereotypical blue collar kind of guy, whereas my FI makes it his mission in life to not be like that at all (his dad is very much like my dad). My dad drinks a lot. My FI doesn't drink. My dad works with his hands. My FI is probably the biggest intelllectual I've ever met etc. I like it this way.
My FI has told me that he's so glad that I'm not like his mother in any way. Heh.
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He's the exact opposite of my father, which is probably why I chose someone like him. Unfortunately I had a great example of what a husband and father shouldn't be.
He is so much like my father, it's scary! Thin, fastideous, tempermental... the list goes on!
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@CHK -My dad and fiance are the exact same as yours it sounds like ! FI is level, cool, calm, and smart. Dad is stubborn, angry, grumpy, and excitable, much like a 14 year old. I love both, but am glad I am not marrying my dad.
My FI and my step-dad are a lot alike however, although I would say my step-dad is a bit more outgoing. They just have very similar attitudes.
My FI and dad are a lot alike... very sweet, thoughtful, funny and non-confrontational. My FI is also a lot like my step-dad... family oriented, fun-loving, sports loving and beer drinking. I'm getting the best of both worlds.
My FH is more like my dad than I could have ever dreamed. My daddy is amazing and he and my mom have a beautiful 37 years together - still acting like newlyweds.
I'm an encore and I didn't realize that these were the things that really make the difference. It's the calm, the tenderness, the level-headedness, the listening, the compassion, I could on forever...
So yes - they are alike and yes I am so grateful
My dad would have loved T. And T would have loved my dad. I know he's happy though looking down on us.
They are very much alike in these ways:
want what's best for their family, work hard for their family, strong yet gentle in nature, wise, and slow to anger. Introspective.
I could probably go on and on. They look nothing alike, but share many qualities.
My x was NOTHING like my dad, and before my dad passed away in the hospital, my dad told me he wished that one day I would move forward with my son without my then H, and you know what ? My dad was right. The day I married my x, at the church, the best absolute funny and cute picture of my dad ever was the looks on our faces (one of the few wedding photos I ever kept btw) because he had whispered in my ear "Hey darlin, wanna make a run for it? The limo's out front and we can have one helluva party!". I thought he was joking always until that day I found out the truth.
But that was only my experience. Others may be very different and sometimes having a FI that's different can make things fun and lively.
Good post! I think FI and dad are a lot alike, they both are smitten with me (I'm a daddy's girl) and are generally laid back fellas. They both love to crab and fish, will do anything to provide for their family, and work with their hands. Dad is a musician and loves to sing, while FI sings to me all the time and while I think he's good I don't know about everyone else. I see a lot of my dad in FI, and I think in my case its true that I found someone who emulated my dad. I knew I needed to find someone to take care of me when my dads time comes, and I think I picked a winner!
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Mine are so similar that I find myself saying, "Are you sure you're not my Daddy?" on a relatively frequent basis. I think it's mostly that they both use the same random sayings and phrases. Plus, they're both big nerds...and of course they both love me! :)
They are almost too much a like for my own comfort! I love my dad to death, so I'm not surprised I found someone who is very similar to him! I love my FI to death too! They are similiar in how they sleep (lots of blankets, but feet sticking out at the end) to their favorite cocktail (Captain & Dt. Coke) to their love of golf! They have a pretty similar body build too!
there are a couple things that are similar [like how i can't negotiate with him on certain things - namely anything concerning my safety] but for the most part, absolutely not. i'm like taye, love my dad but the personality is lacking in certain areas. and i love that about the bf.
though my dad completely adores him. if i weren't more assertive i probably would have to fight my dad for quality time with the bf when he comes visits!
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