Daddy Issues.... Father and Daughter Dance

Maybe this would be a perfect time to tell your dad how you feel...there is nothing written in stone that says you have to have a father/daughter dance.

Why do you "have to" have one? I didn't and my dad and I have a great relationship

I have the same problem. Adding to my watchlist!

@Lizzy it's a nice song but too country for my wedding. Thank you.

You don't have to have a father daughter dance. I promise. There's really no rule that says you have to. I'm not having one, even though my partner is having a dance with his mom.

Alternatively, if you feel like you MUST have one, you can talk with your partner about having him do a parent dance with his mother and dancing with your dad at the same time that he's dancing with his mom. Then he can pick a song that means a lot to him and his mom, and you can feel like you're just piggy backing on it. That way, if the song doesn't feel right for your relationship with your dad, that's okay because it's your partner's parent dance song, not yours. If that makes sense.

I hear you! i love my dad, but i don't like him at all. he's incredibly selfish and arrogant. i don't have the heart to crush him by not having him walk me down the aisle or not doing the father daughter dance, but i don't want to do either. I'm thinking about "I hope you dance" by lee ann womack because it's more of an "i wish you well" then a sobby daddy song. I asked him what he wanted to dance to...he wants to do a choreographed dance (of course he would want to use my wedding as his chance to perform) but HELL NO. if he chooses a song that doesn't make me gag, i might go with it. otherwise, its "i hope you dance."

You don't have to have a father daughter dance. but if you still want to do one, I go with the suggestions others have made. pick a nice slow song that isn't so much about fathers and daughters.

Same boat ladies. No, we don't have to do one, but it's not worth the fighting or hurt feelings that will ensue. I also think even though we've had a rough relationship, I do love him and will hopefully have good feels when I look back on our dance. I think we're going with the fairly traditional, My Girl. It's more about me than him, it's upbeat and it's not too sentimental.

I like I hope you dance... it's a contender. Thanks.

Yea, I hear you. I think we're going to do an older jazz song that is really upbeat and is nothing to do about being "daddy's girl."

I am not close at all with my father. That's why there will be no father/daughter dance.

I feel the same way as you; luckily (?) my father has said that due to his bad knee, he doesn't think he will be able to dance. I think if we were doing a dance, I would go with "Daughters" by John Meyer.

I think he will dance with you if you ask~~