When a girl tells you that you "would make a great dad"...

AMerrickanGirl · 1 year

Well, I'd ask her what she means. It could make for a very enlightening conversation and might lead you to a deeper friendship or connection with this girl.

At the very least it's a major compliment. The last guy I thought would be a great dad I married, although he didn't turn out to be the greatest dad. He was a good enough dad, though. Nobody's perfect.

zhuuka · 1 year

I've dropped that a couple of times to my friends. Simply because the guys are great with kids and I'd let them know. Shouldn't feel awkward about it, be proud you got a kick ass compliment!

patientpolyamorist · 1 year

Usually that's a complement that doesn't mean "let's have children right now" but also means, there is potential for the long term because you're nurturing and wouldn't totally suck as a parent. It probably doesn't mean either something about familiar comfort or sexual attraction. It just means you're a nice guy, responsible, have your shit together. I think it's flattering.

Pilebsa · 1 year

It means you're a caring, considerate person. You'd raise great children. That IMO is one of the highest compliments anyone can pay. It means you're not selfish or self-absorbed that you couldn't provide the necessary time and direction to bring a new person into the world responsibly.

Alternatively it could also mean she wants to screw you.

[deleted] · 1 year

Try to focus less on your expectations on the relationship and focus more on just moving things forward. "Yeah! She thinks I'd make a great dad. Of course she does; she's into me" is a great attitude. After all, if she really is trying to put you in the friend zone, and you let this kind of thing slide, having that attitude was the right thing to do. And if she's interested in you as more than friends, then obviously it's still the proper thing to do.

[deleted] · 1 year

I've said that to people without meaning that I personally want to procreate with them. it's usually just when a guy shows their nurturing side, either with a child or an animal. Just take it as a compliment!

glitch0 · 1 year

I'm still not sure if a girl stating you'd make a good dad is the ultimate compliment or a a subtle way of saying that you're a nice guy, boyfriend material some might call it, but she would rather fuck someone else.

AMerrickanGirl · 1 year

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DPyro · 1 year

You are probably reading too much into it. Just take it as a compliment, and keep on truckin'.

ChunkyD233 · 1 year

"Out of the blue"? Was there a situation that prompted this (e.g. you were talking with a kid)? Was there at least kids in the vicinity when she said it (such things will inspire such random thoughts)? I feel like an unprompted "you would make a great dad" means much different from a relevant "you would make a great dad." If its unprompted (and she's not just a really scatterbrained girl), then it means she's been thinking about it and you - an indication of feelings. If there was a reason for saying it, then I wouldn't bank on it being a reliable indicator.

throwawayjane · 1 year

You might be making too much of it. It means that she saw something in you (or you said something to her) that indicated that you would be a cool dad. That's about it.

If she's interested in you then there's probably a little thought about the two of you together but if you're just friends it's simply a sweet and awesome compliment. Either way, just be happy about the fact that someone thinks you're awesome.

poesie · 1 year

I've said that a couple times and I really just mean "you'd make a great dad". Nothing more.

IgnatiousReilly · 1 year

Without more context, it's impossible to judge. It really doesn't mean "I want to fuck your brains out", though.

junegloom · 1 year

That's not my usual method of hitting on someone, no. Perhaps she thought the wisdom of something you were saying at the time would be a good thing to pass on to others, and that you'd make a great dad because of it. I assume you were having some kind of conversation at the time.

advocatadiaboli · 1 year

Could mean anything. I've said that to (or thought that about) people I think are hot, people I'm interested in, people I'm not... and I don't want kids.

rek · 1 year

No way to tell from this little information or context. It could be her way of hinting that she likes you and wants to start something, or it could be her way of saying "You'd make a great dad with a different wife" like the whole "I just want to be friends, it's not you it's me, you'd make a great boyfriend.. just not for me, etc" type deal.

Or it could just have been a friendly compliment because you acted in a good way.

captjameswest · 1 year

its a trap

readforit · 1 year

it means she would like you to raise the kids she has from an alpha male/macho guy

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