"I want to marry someone just like my daddy."

This quote has been said a million times, a few times directly at me. I believe that this is one of the greatest compliments a father can receive from his daughter. I think about how proud a father must feel when he knows is daughter thinks that highly of him. There is just something about hearing great compliments from the members of your family, it means more than words can ever describe. I hope that I gave enough credit to that quote before I rip it. I believe that this quote is unrealistic. I havn't put much though into this blog, so I'm having to hit it on the fly. I usually have a topic and then think about it, then write. I believe that the amount of love of the father should be given by a husband. I don't fully believe you know a parent like you do a future husband or wife. You don't grow up with your parents. You usually don't have a lot of contact with their former friends. Your grandparents only give you the fluffy versions of them as a kid. You don't see them before they had you. You see them as your parental unit. You see them direct you, love you, care for you. I don't believe you really get to that "level" where you know a parent like you do a husband or wife. I love my family to death, and i don't need anymore confirmation from them except the fact that they love me and that they will always be there for me. I believe that you have to have that in a marriage, but you also have to have a knowledge about that special someone that no one else has. You have to have so much chemistry with that person that you want to spend the rest of your life with them. I hear all these people using this quote, and I know not one person who could stand to live back at their parents hosue for one week. I love the quote and I admire the love that it represents. I don't see it as an in depth concept. I see it as shallow. I think it is more commendable to grow up with your own worldviews, shaped by your upbringing, mature, and develop for yourself what you need in a husband/wife. I don't claim to be an expet on this topic nor any topic. Take the topic, chew on it, and form your own opinions. That is the beauty of intelligence and a free country. I pray that the LORD be with every soldier in harms way. I appreciate all that the military does for our country. FREEDOM IS NOT FREE!