Dear possible future father-in-law,
You know what it's like to not have a father. So you kind of know how it feels to want one. It's just worse when you're a teenage girl.
Since I could remember, since the knowledge that my real father passed away, I've had this burning desire to know what it'd be like to have a father. My mom has had boyfriends but they never seemed to fit the father "mold". I could never picture them being the man I could look up to, one that I could trust.
It's not that I want to totally replace my biological father, that's impossible. I didn't know him because I was only three when I lost him.
Maybe you like me, maybe you don't. I don't want to ask because to me that sounds needy. I'm sure you understand why I'm distant and why it took a while for me to even get the nerve to talk to you. To be honest, I fear that you don't like me.
If, by chance, I do marry your son, just know that it'll still take me a while to call you "dad". I'll probably end up still being distant. But even though you'll only be an in-law, I promise I'll strive to be the best daughter in law and I promise to make your son happy for the rest of our lives.
