After serving up a few dating advice to my sons, it’s time to impart important dating rituals to my two precious daughters. Please remember that these advice is only for my daughters, Joanna and Nikki. It’s not meant for anybody’s daughters. If you chose to use the following dating tips for your daughters, you may do so at your own peril.

In considering the following list, please bear in mind that I am writing this as a father of two young ladies. I am not a dating expert. It’s also safe to say that I won’t have an objective view nor will I ever have an objective view when it comes to my daughters’ dating life.

1. No dating until you’re 30. This is my most important advice. Unfortunately, Joanna has already broken it so I am hoping, my dear sweet Nikki, that you might follow this advice. Nikki, you will save yourself a lot of heartaches and daddy will get more sleep if you heed this advice. But, should you wish to follow Ate Joanna’s footsteps, you will still be in great shape as long as you commit the next five advice to heart.

2. Boys only want one thing. No matter what anybody says, boys only want one thing. With this in mind, you can take anything boys say with a grain of salt. While boys can’t really help themselves for thinking and feeling this way, they can certainly control themselves.

3. Listen to what he says and watch what he does. If he says derogatory remarks toward someone or about someone and if he is rude or inconsiderate towards other people, chances are he will eventually do the samething to you. A jerk is what a jerk does!

4. Let him pay. If a boy asks you out on a date, let him pay for the date. By all means, don’t go dutch. However, if you ask him out, then you can pay for the date. If he insist on paying despite the fact that you asked him out, then he might be a keeper.

5. Make him earn your affection. If a boy really cares for you, he will do his best to earn your love and affection. Do not allow him to pressure into doing things that you don’t want to do. He will show you how much he cares for you by being patient with you.

6. Respect yourself. If you want him to respect you, you have to respect yourself. Remember that from the very beginning you have the upper-hand. Be confident and make sure he sees your confidence.

This list is a little shorter than the list for my sons because I remain optimistic that both of my daughters will follow the first two advice and stop there. Chances are that they won’t.

While I can’t possibly confine both Joanna and Nikki until they are 30 or commit them to the nunnery, I can however teach them to be confident young ladies. I can also teach them that their dignity is more important than any teenage horndog.

In conclusion, I would like to inform any would be suitors that both Nikki and Joanna have black belts in Taekwondo. You can call this my insurance policy in case I or their brothers are not around to kick your butt.